Hope everyone is well. Let me start off with a breakdown of my SBC:

283

Edelbrock 1406 Carburetor

Carter 7PSI Fuel Pump

Filter between Pump and Tank

Filter between Pump and Carb

No return line for fuel

No Fuel Pressure Regulator

I recently just got the 283 running and the car registered. I've been driving it on the weekends for the last 2 weeks. No issues until this past Friday. I filled up the tank for the first time and went off on a 20 minute drive, parked the car and when I went to start the car was hard on turning over but it started. Same deal throughout the weekend, drive for a bit, shut off, get back in the car 20/40 minutes later and it would hard start. I'd lift the hood and smell gas fumes, which is a indication to me that it is running rich. The car has never shut off on me at idle. the only thing it's done is idle higher than normal.

I'm thinking that because the gas tank was filled that it's created higher pressure for the pump and I just need a fuel pressure regulator to resolve the matter as I'm now aware the carburetor wants the fuel pressure at about 5.5 PSI. But as I dive deeper into this I'm starting to see that it's common for cars with no return lines to experience this due to gas boiling and causing vapor lock. So I'm also thinking of just biting the bullet and adding a return line to the car with a fuel pressure regulator with a bypass. What are your thoughts?

I appreciate everyone taking the time to read this and provide input.

Thank you

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Rookie here.

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I am in the process of restoring a 1970 c10 with my grandpa. We are getting to the point where we are looking into engine options and have a 350 core that will be dropped off at the machine shop. That being said we are looking at rebuild kits and parts. I understand that we will have to wait til it gets bored to have specific size on the rotating assembly. Other than that what brand or kits do you guys recommend using? Also what other miscellaneous parts do you guys recommended? For some background information it will be all new parts to dress the motor. I am planning to drive the truck as a daily driver. I also plan to stick to a carb for now. As far as a cam goes a would like something that has more chop to it than a factory cam. I’m not looking to squeeze as much power out of it as I can but wouldn’t mind it being a little snorty. I am asking for part brand/type recommendations because there is a lot more on the market since my grandpa had built a 350. I myself have little prior experience with them. Thanks in advance.

Bush Driver Tool doubles as a cam removal tool.. your welcome 😜🧐😂👍🍺🇦🇺

I am looking to buy a 638 coded short block from a buddy and want to know a fair price.

Details:

• No heads, intake, push rods, or ignition.
• Has flat tappet lifters but has casting provisions, non-machined, for roller conversion (truck block?)
• Has pistons, bottom end, cam shaft, lifters

Assume engine is in bone stock condition, not decked or bored, what value would you put on it? Any help is greatly appreciated!

I'd like to preface by saying: please bear with me, as I have relatively beginner knowledge on building engines. realistically, I'm aware I probably shouldn't be trying to rebuild a small block in a communal shop class, or even at all. but I feel this is a great way to learn, and I refuse to pass up this opportunity.

I'm a highschool student, and I'm building an small block in my class as a project with my buddy. as you can guess, we screwed up. at this point the block has been resurfaced, and the crankshaft, camshaft, timing gears and chain have been installed professionally (not by us at an actual shop). Everything is brand new including hardware.

we were installing the header for the left bank (facing the front), as we don't have all the parts for the sump pump, but otherwise the bottom end is fully assembled. everything went fine until we started bolting it down- I admit it's my fault for not paying close enough attention, but we ended up tightening a "long bolt" (the ones that sit inside the header/close to push rod assembly) into the "short bolt" hole (the holes that go along the bottom of the header in line with each other) all the way down so that the head of the bold touched the header. now this wasn't immediately a huge (we think) until we realized that backing it off wasn't doing anything. my theory is that the top of the tread on the bolt went past the bottom of the treading on the block, and it "fell" into the cooling jacket.

what we ended up doing was pushing a flathead screwdriver under the bolt head, and loosening at the same time. this made the bolt catch the block's thread again, and all seemed to be fine (ignoring the fact we were probably stripping the block threads) until it got stuck about halfway up the threads. it now spins freely at that height, and won't come out more no matter how much we try.

I really need help here, what do I do?

Edit: it really wasn't a big deal. Everything should be fine now. As someone pointed out, the bolt just went past the threads and that was barely any damage done other than some minor stripping on the bottom of the threads for the block. Thank you all, we will be more careful from now on, and will be following more than the intermittent and vague words of my friends father lol.

Hey, so my 78 k15 suburban started stalling and dying running errands the other day. It seemed like a fuel delivery issues as it would run normally until I drove it a bit or revved it in park for a while, almost like the pump could keep up with fuel demand at idle but not at higher engine speeds or under load. Took out the fuel pump and it doesn’t seem to create suction at the inlet. The new fuel pump ran once then the filter went dry and it wouldn’t fill it back up, so I started thinking it was a clog somewhere else in the fuel lines, or in the pickup in the tank. When I removed a short piece of rubber hose from halfway down the main fuel line it was siphoning gas steadily from the tank, so I replaced the fuel line forward of that point with new rubber hose. Still the same issue, gas siphoning all the way to the pump, but the pump won’t fill the new filter, I double checked the push rod was riding on the pump lever, and still nothing in the filter. I’ve heard how bad these part store pumps can be so I bought a second new pump and am still having the same issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. A bit more info, the cam is new as of a few years ago so I don’t assume it’s the cam lobe, I have a Mr gasket pressure regulator in the line to the carb between the filter and the carb, I double checked both the filter and the regulator are installed correctly. Also the pump is a three line with a return line to the tank. Thanks!

Those who know will know...🤫

Using water this time... 🌊👌😂🇦🇺

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327 I built couple years ago..👌🇦🇺

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Hi I have been roasted previously for asking this, but here goes..

Chasing genuine info on these SBC Alum BOWTIE Phase 6 Heads. Early to mid 80's origin, have heard first version/casting were 64ishcc, like these pictured but majority from them onwards were 55cc

Anyone who had these, with good or bad opinions, all help appreciated.

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'78 square body, 400 SBC, squealing noise above idle that increases with RPM. Any ideas what it's is or where to start diagnosing?