Back with a new project....

Gary S wrote: You know oil pressure isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. You know 7-10 years ago I had seen a blurb about F1 engines running around 10-15 psi. Oil pumping robs hp. I know someone with a new car, it’s gauge shows 23 psi until it gets over 3k rpms. It uses 0w-20 oil. Maybe the engine builder went with newer machining spec’s on yours, maybe it won’t burn a quart of oil a week like the 502 that was in my work truck!

So far oil consumption (only 7 hours) has been zero.

I'm optimistic it just made me a little nervous since I've ready about higher numbers from most other 502 folks.

You know oil pressure isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. You know 7-10 years ago I had seen a blurb about F1 engines running around 10-15 psi. Oil pumping robs hp. I know someone with a new car, it’s gauge shows 23 psi until it gets over 3k rpms. It uses 0w-20 oil. Maybe the engine builder went with newer machining spec’s on yours, maybe it won’t burn a quart of oil a week like the 502 that was in my work truck!

Dropped off the face of the planet.

She runs and drives. Few electrical/dash issues to iron out but we used it every day last week.

502 sounds just lovely.

Wow, congrats it's finally in there! Shouldn't be long now

You’re gonna have to yank that thing back out, the distributor’s on the wrong end of the motor!!!
Must be some kind of a reject.

Tis in there.

I haven't started searching for a hose just yet. The one that came off is in good shape I just wanted to start fresh with all of the cooling parts. It's got a little corrosion inside but the hose itself is still soft/usable.


Put the motor in last night. Have a few more items to button up and it will be time to fire. Still trying to decide what oil to run. Part of me wants to stick with Valvoline VR1 like I ran in my GT40s just in a 20-50 weight.

The hose looks very similar. Looks like it is just missing a couple of inches on one end when flipped around to match the curves. I have no experience with a python, but that looks so close I would be trying to make it work.

Well that is pretty. Congrats.

Motor is ready. Just need to finish the in-boat items. Few days and I'll put it in there....

Treybizttu wrote: I also get to figure out how to pump out a completely full gas tank with 2 year old gas. Or more to the point. What to do with said gas when it's out.

Cheap hand pump from Harbor Freight and a few 5 gal buckets will get most out. Or you could siphon it out into your least favorite neighbors tank    
Just kidding .....
But if you have some property, that'd make a good accelerant for a bonfire    
Again, just kidding ... wouldn't want you to loose any facial hair. Or skin.   

Feel like it's taking forever but I know there are plenty of people with much more involved projects so I can't complain.

Boat #1 refurb went much faster since we had 1 kiddo and I had a more relaxed work schedule. This one is contending with 2 very active Boys (that help on the boat when they aren't playing sports) and work is nothing short of nuts for the last few years.

It's boating weather as it is around here so I'm trying to hustle.

Ran short on a ballast fitting or two and a couple feet of hose yesterday so I re-directed my energy towards graphic removal.

Tim, I have seen, working in the Automotive Rebuilding business lifter failures and they were attributed to people running heavier oils.   These were people that switched from the recommended 5-30 to 10-40W in freshly rebuilt engines. The rollers on the lifters were slow to get oil.   Not the lifter mechanism, just the roller needles. It was also in cold climates in the winter that we would see these issues.   In boats most do not go out when it is sub 30 degrees so it may not be an issue.

They don’t. 15w40 was the recommendation in the (PCM) vortec 350, iirc. I suspect the 6.0L is the same.

In any case, oil weight is related to the clearances and not the cam choice- probably best not to confuse the issue.