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Offline Brocksdad1

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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2014, 12:01:35 am »
Once its put into gear it drops off to nearly nothing on the rpm btw
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2014, 12:52:27 am »
are you loosing oil?
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2014, 06:20:33 am »
Yea. It's lost over a quart in 250 miles.

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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2014, 08:42:07 am »
I,m assuming its a 305,they were bad about valve seals causing smoke at idle and start up,real mosquito killers.But if your changing heads the Vortecs are a good choise.GM offers them in dual bolt pattern so you can use early manifolds
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2014, 10:01:05 am »
It's a 350. It's not the original engine

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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2014, 10:51:50 pm »
Ok fellas
Ive  been screwed. This is a boat anchor 305. I actually had to dig out the front and rear head bolts from the sludge. Only good thing is the heads are 14014418 heads. From what I read they are somewhat desirable 305 heads.
Maybe I can make a nickel.
So I'm not going to be using anything.
The block has ring groves deep enough you could pick up the engine with them. Oh and the guy I got the truck from wont answer his phone. bTW. For those in KY he is near Elizabeth town. Allen Automotive. 
Anyway Ive found a few 4bolt blocks and a few sets of vortec heads. So I'm going with new/old school build. But a daily driver.

Pics of the old motor to come.
Thanks fellas.

Bryce
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2014, 10:57:28 pm »
how deep are your pockets? or do you just want a motor for under 1k?
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2014, 11:03:17 pm »
Probably around 15-1600
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2014, 11:10:39 pm »
yeah, wasnt sure if you wanted to spend 3k on 400hp/tq but it doesnt look like youre after performance just a good old reliable engine
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2014, 11:13:37 pm »
Quote from: Irish_Alley on November 13, 2014, 11:10:39 pm
yeah, wasnt sure if you wanted to spend 3k on 400hp/tq but it doesnt look like youre after performance just a good old reliable engine
Yea daily driver. 

I pull a boat to and from a lake and drive 10 miles a day. This one is a daily. The next truck will get BBC. 502. But that is gonna be a 70's short box
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Re: 83 smokes, bad idle, hard to start warm
« Reply #25 on: November 16, 2014, 07:28:25 am »
A crate engine from your local GM dealer is something  you should consider
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