Tough crowd.

 

if you used the big oval gasket on the oil cooler adapter it was the wrong one. You need the one with two holes.

 

Now that I think about it You may be in luck with the 2 bolts you need I Just remembered I kept a few of those loose odds and ends here and there and maybe able to Locate at least 2 if your lucky.

 

Jules is participating in the NMLBP.......


No Mechanic Left Behind Program.

 

dang, I never read through this build but you are doing a great job with it. should be one sick truck when your done

 

This thread makes me laugh. This should be stickied with "working on your truck Hooked on Phonic's style"

Good work man. The 150 ft lbs, instead of 150 inch lbs is killing me!!!!

Dustin

 

Glad to know I am not the only one that like to push my boundaries and try new things. I have decided I will just look like a fool to some people as I learn. I have mis-read things and done blatantly stupid stuff myself. But after I was done, I had a good laugh and learned something.

While installing my headers on the new motor in my malibu, I sat for 10 minutes trying to get the last bolt in. I couldn't get it started. I tried different bolts, took another bolt out and tried that hole. Finally I pull the header back off and tried to re-thread the hole. I couldn't get that to start either. I finally broke down, walked over to my truck, got a flash light, bent over down into the engine compartment, and found the guy I got the motor from broke a bolt off in the head. I then drilled it out and spent another 30 minutes trying to get the old broke bolt out with the only easy out I had. I gave up, and took cool down cruise to the local parts house to get stuff. I bought 2 full sets of easy-outs and went back home. With a new, one size smaller easy out, the broke bolt came out first try.

Then 15 minutes later I was trying to get the motor to start with the timing 180 out, and my battery charger litterally exploded in a ball of smoke and fire. I had to take one of the headers back out to pull the spark plug to find TDC on cyl 1. At this point, I modified the headers slightly (same spot both sides) with a good old hammer to making installing/removal easier.

All was better 10 minutes later when the beast fired to life. All the addition cranking with the timing out, did an excellent job of priming oil in an engine that had been sitting for 2 years.

To celebrate my victory, I adjusted the timing by ear, and recorded this.


2 days later, I fell on this 385 stroker, and everything is getting pulled back out. Working on our toys is so much fun, isn't it.

 

I have a terrible memory as well so I'm learning something I learned yesterday all over again!!

I started this thread for people like you! Just so you guys can keep your head up and know that there's always someone who can **** things up better than you just around the corner!


They warm up after a while!!

I thought I was gonna see you today but you were not there!!

Sweet!!! Bring it tomorrow if you can!! I have a small list of stuff that I need to find and will bring some of the bolts I need with me and with any luck I can get everything I am missing!

As they say...Someone's got to bring up the rear!

Thanks man!! You should read through it, there's alot of non-truck related mischief on here as well. Just to lighten things up!!

WoooHoooo!!!! Where do I sign??

I had just bought the ft/lbs Torque Wrench and was super excited to use it for the first time so I wasn't paying enough attention to the torque specs UNITS being described in the GM manuals. The tiny click that Torque Wrenches made sounded more like a big *** "SNAP" the first time I used it and I thought..."well at least I'll never mistake this noise and I'll know when the bolts are torque'd!!! Not till the 5th bolt snap and the euphoria of using the wrench for the first time wore off did I realize that the SNAP wasn't the small clicking sound from other TW I'm accusomed too but the snapping of the damn bolts...
Sometimes it's fun being dumb just for the shear amusement of it! I learned a GOOOODDDD lesson...read the Torque specs carefully!!!

It's more fun learning what not to do than it is when everything goes as planned. I'm still curious to see if my truck will start!! Knowing me I left a wrench in the intake port or some ****!

 

Didn't work on the truck today. I put 250 miles on my bike running around all of LA though!!! I also picked up the LS6 valley cover from my other house...looks good!!

THANKS CHRIS!!

 

LOL It has been so long since I read the 1st page and all of this talking, I dont even remember what you are doing to this truck, hahaha.