Recent content by dave8311

Ok, didn't know that. Thankfully where I live I don't have to winterize

If there is no water in the block, why the need for antifreeze?

Kill switch? Neutral start switch?

Coils very rarely go bad. I would troubleshoot more before throwing parts at it.

Is there a reason you rev it that high in neutral?

That pic before or after you ran it? Wrong bearing clearance will mess up a newly machined journal. Are those rods not the ones that came out of that block, originally?

Sounds like a rod knock to me. You didn't check bearing clearances?

Something is wrong with the plug wires orientation or the timing light, or the wrong balancer or pointer. I don't think a sbc will run at 33 degrees. The easiest way to check this is to get or make a piston stop. Take out all the spark plugs, put the stop in number 1 cylinder. Rotate the motor...

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Cat scale

Pretty sure someone mentioned this to you before you started pulling the motor, etc.

Would a faulty or mis adjusted shift interrupter cause this?

That caulk around the motor mount doesn't look promising.

What parts were changed or service was done just before the maximum rpm dropped from 4500 to 3000?

You want the Zerk fitting hole under compression, not tension.