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I do have an Edelbrock 600cfm just sitting in the garage...hmmm. Maybe I will take that with me

Great, Thx guys... I will go ahead with the tune-up. She weights about 2200 lbs.

Hello all... I have a 72 Triumph Stag with a rebuilt '82 4.1 L with an upgraded cam with Edelbrock performer manifold. Currently I have a 500 cfm Edelbrock carb with factory set up. I am about to give her over to a shop to put her on a dyno and dial everything in. My question is... Is this...

Sorry 'bout that bro. But you gotta admit......that's kinda funny

Picked up a oil pump rebuild kit (clevite I think) and the filter housing is in the mail. There are 4 springs with different colors . I think the instructions are for 2 different housing and pressure options. Do I want the 40 or the 60? Which color to use?

thanks Charlie. All I really need is the oil filter housing. Do you mean the timing chain covers leak, or the oil filter housings leak if its not GM?

I was going to look into doing the mods when I noticed that the oil pump cover had BROKEN where the oil filter screws on! Geez its always something! Looking on Ebay there is a "performance Timing Cover with a high volume oil pump kit". Is this worth looking at? I am going to have to order...

Got it off, and no parts broken! I'm going to put a rebuild kit on the oil pump, pack it with vasoline, and then I'm read to reassemble. Question: when I lift the engine into the car, I will be using a 'carb plate lift'. If I put the gasket on the manifold on and torque things down, will...

Charlie, I am having trouble finding any information about the 'brass block'. What is it called besides "that #$&* *^%$ thing that wouldnt come off!" so I can find a three way version. By the way, Im almost ready for reassembly. When I took off the timimg cover and cleaned it, I didnt do...

Thanks AJ. I found the right gasket, I think. It looks to have a blue composite layer over metal. Right? Charlie, as for the oil pressure brass block.. all I needed was a bigger hammer:biggrin: It seems that this just feeds the idiot light in my car. Is there a Buick sender that would...

I bought the 1200 cause thats what Edelbrock recommended. Aarrgghh! I've tried to google a '96033 composite', but all I'm finding are the metal valley pans 96033. Is the '96033 composite' just the gasket, or does it include a valley pan? The Ebrock manifold is not EGR, but dont I need a...

So I look at the intake manifold gaskets. I have the metal pan that came with the rebuilt kit with the motor, and the felpro 1200 that edelbrock recommended. Which one, or both? I notice that the valley pan blocks the rectangular 'port' next to the center bolt hole, and the 1200 blocks all...

Question: I can remove the oil temp sensor easy enough, but there is a square brass thing that somehow is screwed into the engine block, that doesnt look physically possible to unscrew. Do you need this brass thing, or can the sensor screw directly into the block? Thanks AJ. Thats the way...

Good grief, thanks again Charlie! SOLD!:biggrin: I hope to get a breaker bar on the crank bolt so I can move ahead today, do some clean up and get some paint on the new engine.

there are 2 v6's on Portland Craigslist, a 231 ($100) and a 252 ($85) . Says in North Plains, wherever that is. Cant believe thats all they are asking!!