'67 K10 swb big block "The Mutt"

[72 tigger]

I’m confused, what exactly happened?

[JMD]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I’m confused, what exactly happened?

When I tightened up the oil pan bolts, the pan crushed the gasket so much that it was basically cut in half lengthwise. The inner part of the gasket the was over-hanging the inside of the pan flaked off and ended getting stuck to the pickup tube.

[JMD]

Turns out that the oil leak was coming from the dipstick tube O-ring. I could have avoided that entire fiasco.

But anyway...

I was having issues with my 800cfm Edelbrock carb, mostly because it was getting so hot under the hood that the fuel was boiling in the lines causing vapor lock. The truck always started perfectly when hot, but after about 30 seconds the float bowls would run out of fuel and the engine would die. 30 seconds always seemed to be the exact amount of time it would take to leave the gas station and pull out onto the main road...Very frustratinig having to sit there in traffic and wait for the truck to cool down so it would start.

So I decided to fix that problem with a Holley Sniper 4150 EFI kit. I also installed a Holley Hyperspark distributor and ignition system so that all the timing would be controlled by the ECU mounted on the throttle body. I liked the fact that it’s self learning but also 100% tunable. It supports up to 650hp which is more than enough for me at this point.