[Bob Carriere]

Compared to the 235 or Stew's 261 engine I GOT BIG ONES....

We joked about this before.....my engine came from a 5 ton + fuel delivery truck......maybe amde in the US.....

...my oil ports are actually 1/2 pipe thread into which is fixed a 5/8 flared steel line that connects to a cast aluminum long and tall oil filter that bolts on the intake manifold.

It is full flow alright...... I ran the engine with a loose coupling and spilled over a liter of fresh oil on the floor in a matter of seconds.

I am trying to use part of the original steel lines connected to a new 1/2 inch rubber oil line connected to a twin PH 8 spin on filter hidden inside the frame on the passenger side. Gives me more capacity, ease of filter changes and cheap readily available filters.

On a seperate issue....... the leaking manifold.....

Grant and I spent some time snugging up the manifold bolts to about 35 ft pounds..... I say about as you can only get the darn troque wrench on 3 of the outboard bolts...... the two inner ones have to be done by feel....

Anyways she ain't wisthling no moe' .... seems to have solved the leaking intake manifold....... vacuum is marginaly better but still idles rough....ruff ruff....... need to tweak some more ......
and learn some more. We also doped up all the other suspect vacuum lines. Spraying the starter fluid made no difference this time.... except Grant fell asleep!!!!!

May try a rebuilt Rochester "B".... the original that came on the 261 to see if I am over carburated with the current NOS Rochester.

More fiddling this weekend.....

Bob