Interesting that I thought this manifold would have been open for four-barrel but in fact it was open for an two barrel which I did have an Edelbrock 600 1406 with the adapter plate as you see. As msnt know ive had carburetor issues that decided that I wanted to go a little deeper into seeing if the whole motor needs overhaul.
So far as I dig deeper into my 383
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traintech55
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Before I ripped it apart anymore, I would put the correct intake manifold on it. Those two barrel to four barrel adapters never work right. I would recommend an edelbrock, Aluminum weigh's less than a factory iron one.
stubs300
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If you have the 4bbl, just get a Edelbrock 2186, install that and be done with it? It's like 3 lanes merging into 1, it just never works as planned and creates major problems.
stubs300
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Then do it!
pomonamissel
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if you can locate an old torker it fits the bill for good low end and mid range . the eddy rpm performer works well also , but it is alot taller . a shot of mine with a weber afb 1406 on it . what is up with the posting pics , damm machine or damm site !
pomonamissel
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its damm machine , lol . same engine different hollister , lol ;)
traintech55
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Have you done a compression test on it yet? If so what are the readings?
pomonamissel
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it was operator error , lol . this was run on a two bbl 383 with a cam n head change on my 65 880 rag .
traintech55
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And that setup fit under the hood?
pomonamissel
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tes it did , with the tops of the air cleaners on the under hood pad , never needed hold downs on them lids
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Well I had my rad burping up antifreeze each time I got done running her and oil burping out of the dip stick so I was thinking either stuck oil ring or blown head gasket plus my antifreeze was the color of chocolte milk
traintech55
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Head gasket, or a crack somewhere. I would pull the heads and have them checked. If they are bad put on a set with hardened valve seats so you can run unleaded gas.
You will also need to unbolt the exhaust. If it is burping oil out of the dipstick, you probably also have excessive blow-by, a symptom of worn or broken rings, or possibly a bad piston. Get the heads off and check the cylinder bores for excessive wear or signs of broken rings. (Scoring or a double wear ring at the top of the cylinder bore) If you have a lot of coolant in the oil, it could also burp out the dipstick due to an over filled condition in the crank case. If this engine has 100k or more on it you are headed for a rebuild. As suggested above run a compression check to locate any bad cylinders prior to pulling the heads.
Dave
pomonamissel
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pull the exhaust manifolds prior to removing the head bolts , and all those bolt go into water jackets . it would not hurt to get the radiator checked n rodded out . and heads should not be hard to find , plenty of 440 motorhomes out there . but is your plan have you doing this in the hollister or out on a bench or stand . its way easier out of the hollister . i've done it both ways .
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