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Well I have the 305 sitting in the frame and connected to the stock transmission. I have all the drive shafts connected and was able to crank the truck back into my garage Monday night by cranking the starter over with the transmission in gear.
I also had a chance to look into why my 6.2 spun a bearing.
I think it may have been self induced by my own carelessness.
I had swapped all the accessories from my other diesel engine over to this one including the intake.
What I didn't do was re-install the bolt at the base of the vacuum pump on the back of the engine. It was in the way for the back bolts on the intake so I left it loose. I forgot to bolt it down when I was done. I believe this may have caused the oil pump to remain disconnected and inoperable? It was sitting up out of the hole when I pulled the engine on Saturday.
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That would do it. Sorry to hear about the problem and glad you found the cause.
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It seems all the details keep getting in the way of getting this truck ready to drive.
I am able to start the engine but am waiting to get gauges installed now before I tune it.
I found out the engine leaks oil quite a bit while it is running. The oil pan gasket was shot. I replaced the oil pan gasket tonight and fired it up to check for leaks.
The pan is now dry but I am still dripping oil?
After closer inspection I noticed it is coming from the top rear of the engine. It is very difficult to see exactly where it's coming from but I suspect I will be replacing the distributor gasket and tightening the oil pressure switch.
I should have gauges this weekend so I will be starting the 12 volt conversion with them.
I also need to get brakes connected again. I had them connected at one time but had to disconnect the lines when I installed the diesel that I ended up pulling back out.
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stick with it man, I know what you mean about all the little details.
I am in the very beginning of my build, but I already know someday i will be where you are. Oh the headaches and the anticipation of the first drive.
Keep it up!
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There is a hose on the back of the engine that has a tendency to spring a leak its a weak line and a common problem however I went to a semi truck repair shop and got a hydrolic line made for about $20 well worth the money since it's made so well and I shouldn't have to replace it again. Check that line and the fittings it could be your problem.
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Well I spent an hour out in the garage tonight and installed a new gasket on the distributor. I started the engine and let it idle for a few. I started looking at the back of the engine and noticed it was leaking out of the intake manifold.
Bummer. Looks like I get to re-seal that now.
I picked up some boat gauges on Friday and installed them. They were really cheap. I paid $25 and got two tachometers, two oil gauges, two voltage gauges and two temperature gauges. They were originally on a Wellcraft with a big block Chevy engine. They fit perfectly and are backlit. Or at least they will be when I get the lights wired.
I'm not sure if I will install the tach yet. I don't really want to cut a hole in the dash for it. If I could find a two inch tach I would probably have that installed already.
I did see about 80 pounds of pressure on the oil gauge when I fired up the engine tonight. I'm guessing I may have the wrong sending unit for the gauge. 80 pounds seems a little high. I'll be looking at the twin of that gauge to see if there is any calibration on it.
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Well sometimes I think it would be better to not report on my progress and let everyone think I'm an idiot, than to report what I did and remove all doubt.
I took off the intake manifold this afternoon to re-seal the intake manifold. What I found was a brand new gasket on both sides of the manifold.
What I didn't find was any gasket or sealer at the front or back of the manifold...
Doh...
Fortunately I only had water in the radiator so when I drained that I didn't lose any anti-freeze.
I'll see in a couple hours if I got it sealed up this time...
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nice,
for the first minute I was wondering if it was NASCAR, turning left. LOL
so you got the engine leak worked out?
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Nice looking truck! (except for the chebby power lol ) But you really need a locker in the rear - really helps with the doughnuts!!! :-)
