Grumpy Jinkins ran that timing set. So I would say it’s not junk.

Is a mark IV big block the same?

I just run a small block high volume pump. They cost about the same as a standard one.

Great job !! Do you do that type of work for anyone . I need to do mine thank u

One question.... If there is a metered port for the vacuum advance (5:24) then why use a spacer plate port (6:25)?

I know big block pumps fit sbc I’ve used em many times they give you more pressure and volume but because they have more bigger teeth they take more power.don’t believe me,,,ask Smokey Yunick.don’t know if I’d try the reverse tho

Did you stroke this engine?

Excellent..a true craftsman.

Get the otc one

Junk

Yes, double up the distributor gasket, I have always used 396 pumps, bigger inlet tube and only takes 5 hp, high volume sbc pump takes 11 and eats dist gear if button on cam isn't used

That's the nail on the head right there. The second gauge is only rated 10-20 psi.

I have just done this to two of my blocks going to make teardowns easier in the future

XLNT vid Billy 👍👍👍

Big block pump will work fine as a matter of fact it takes less horse power to turn pumps more volume and with the bigger gears the flow is smoother maintaining constant oil pressure, I ran one on my 327 and never had a bit of problems with it !

So glad I happened on to this video. I was just about to start banging away at the ones I'm replacing in my c3. My spirit guide said go watch a video and this one came up. Props and thanks a heap for doing it. Know that 9 years later you saved me a problem!~

love the profile pic lol. i gotta 76 about the same color. really needs painted tho. great video, didn't know about this one. one of those things i let the shop take of in past. shame on me i been lucky all this time on the others lol. off to make a blower / brush tool to get all up in there. Keep up the great vids

It also should have had a factory windage tray

CTB 8-cylinder 350 with manual transmission 320 horsepower 1970 Camaro that was a lucky find put a set of 186s double humps on it

Chevy used those nylon timing gears to help dampen engine noise. They were problematic as the nylon wore and created slack in the timing chain. At 60,000 miles, the chain in my '69 dz 302 Z/28 jumped the gear. My dad was a mechanic and tore the engine down. The damage was mainly just a couple of bent pushrods, but he rebuilt the engine with new rings, valve job, and put a solid steel gear back in it.

This 100% works fine on a gen 1, 2 piece rear main seal block. Can say for sure on anything else. Plug measurements are 8 3/8 from top of block and about 1 1/8 from main cap side. I currently have one in my block with no oiling issues

How thick, is what you call this guy?

If you want to lose 5hp driving it, go ahead.

Had one in a 1969 Z/28 pulled shifts at 7000 on a daily basis best motor I ever owned put the angle plug heads on it along with headers Endelbrock Torquer and a holly 680 double pumper with mechanical secondaries 450 hp lots of fun especially when you side step at 6000

Great video!

If you leave that plug out the oil will bye pass the oil filter. Then you know what will happen to your bearings.It won't take long to ruin your day.

Hello, if you put a pipe plug into that block you would be below both passages versus in between them. Looking at the exploded drawing of that motor it looks like you’ll end up preventing the oil from first going through the filter. So your motor would end up with unfiltered directly to the bearings. Or am I getting this wrong.

I think I might have that block in my 72 vette that the previous owner installed

4 bolt main! It has that square plug on the block

Get rid of that harmonic balancer and buy a fluidampr !

Cant believe he didnt say anything about the 2482 nodular iron main caps. A major upgrade on these blocks.

It's an oil gallery, not a galley.

Original motor...11/1 compression 492 heads steel rods forged crank 550 lift cam 324 degree duration.. Very high rpm motor...

i have 2 sets of the angle plug heads for that engine

Oh so easy! All it takes is knowledge, tools, and experience to make it look easy. Nice instructional video.

Is it not necessary to torque the setup tool to the 100 lbs when checking the end play?

Great tip, I also found one at a swap meet . Big help!

I was

So it forces oil thru the filter

So that plug is normal I was thinking it shouldn’t be there. Thanks.

Chevrolet offered the big block pump for the small block as heavy duty oil pump, it was more than likely for road racing use or Nascar

How do you service the oil filter bypass mechanism, how do you get it out and replace it. thanks

It doesn’t say on the book LT one all it says is high-performance four-speed. And somebody erase the vet number on the side some people erase these numbers to make clones so if this is an LT one that means all the early 350s are LT1 s

my lt1 has a ball

What if the machine shop doesn’t remove it but removed all the other plugs?

I think you don’t know how to do it .

it is Quieter that way

I have a Vortec block and a 1/4 NPT tap does not fit as well as yours does. I noticed it slid in the hole a little before you even started to turn the tap. Mine is tight from the beginning. Right at the block bearing cap surface. Any ideas/thoughts?

My neighbor gave me a free 350 long block. It was orange and came out of a 3/4 ton truck. Same block but it had truck heads, I still have the block in the garage and never bored. Bought a 77 C10 and it had the same block and truck heads. Still have that one and a 69 327 built into 383 sitting in my 71 Chevelle. Picked up a 73 454 with forged crank, truck rods and 049 heads. Never bored. Came with heavy duty folding stand and RPM intake for $600. LT1 should have camel hump heads, solid cam and 780 Holley i think.

i have the same engine it came out of a 1970 el camino custom special order and got another 1 same engine from a z 28 cameo i was hoping it was a DZ just an lt 1 the guy dint know what i paid $100 for it and put it into my elki it runs very strong mine both came complete with hi rise intake holly doable pumper air con 8 inch ballencer talk about luck right. Larry B