Gary Lewis

Done.

Well, it turns out to be a whole lot more complicated than I made it seem. We will talk about it.

Welcome to the Bullnose Forum! I like those trucks - especially the 81 as I'm partial to that year. But you should be able to at least get one of them going dependably, if not both. Have either of them been sitting for s long while?

Since it sat for years the seals will have been dry. And crud may have built up on them or maybe even between them and the shafts. So it will take time to clean all that up and soften up the seals. And Jim is right about the rings. So do several oil changes with lots of driving.

Are you going to buy one?

I found this about the seal. I think I'll give it a try when the time comes. Thanks! Edit: And this http://jonkaaseracingengines.com/kaase-releases-new-big-block-ford-rear-seal/

460's are notorious for main seal leaks. A little bit of glycol brake fluid in the oil will soften and swell them but it is not a long term fix. Jon Kaase is now selling a 'one piece' RMS for the 460 that is not supposed to leak, but it is $$$. I imagine if you figured how many quarts of oil it saved you and how much time you put into cleaning the engine, driveway, or replacing the clutch because it got wet you would be way ahead of the game. Edit=spelling Is there any machining needing to be done to use the one-piece RMS? I could install it when I install the new pan and do all the other work.

I just realized that something I did in the last edit or so of the site moved both Salvaging Rosewood and Rear Corner Trim out from under the Interior section. That was a mistake and I've now put them back where they should have been under Interior. Sorry, and hope it doesn't look like I'm hiding Salvaging Rosewood. Also, I added a section in Resources called Interior and put a link to Salvaging Rosewood there. But, given that, can I delete your Salvaging Rosewood post in Resources? Or, I could tack it onto this thread.

Salvaging Rosewood: How to bring Rosewood trim back from oblivion Seat Belt Restoration - Python Restoration.

The catalytic converter is apparently working, and eating most of the smoke. But you will probably see a lot more smoke in the first minute or sonthe engine is running as the cat won't be up to temp. As for drips, if the leak is at the front seal the oil gets thrown far and wide by the crank and the harmonic balancer. So the only time it drips is the little bit that is still on the back of the balancer when you stop. But I'm not sure Duralube will help. What little I read of it suggests it is more for lowering friction than sealing leaks. Something like Bar's Concentrated Rear Main Seal Repair would be what I would use. Speaking of which, why don't I? Big Blue leaks, so I guess I'd better take my own advice.

Yes, the seals may be a big part of the cause. But they may soften up some. Or, you might use a seal-sweller additive. As for oil, try a straight 30W if you can find it.

Congrat's! Well done, Jonathan.

Ok. Strange.

Nor do I. And, by the way, I discovered today that there was a 460 with only one "smoke grinder", as Bill likes to say. I thought they all had two, but apparently not.

The only way to determine your pump's part # is to get the calibration code for your engine, which was originally on a sticker on the valve cover. It looks like 9-76C-R12, although that's for a 1989. With that I can look up what pump you should have. And, there was something like 35 different pumps, as shown below, although none of them are a "32-290". (Where did you get that number?) But, I'm going to guess that a pump from another truck of this era would work. That's purely a guess, but it might be worth a try.

Well, thanks for all the suggestions on the ballot and the registration pages. I'm now moving forward with every one of them. Seriously though, I just sent this off to the shop that is doing the banners, printing, scanning, etc. We'll see what the price is and have a bunch printed up on 3x5 card stock. And I'll print the registration form myself.

Hey, I do that all the time - quit for the night and then have an idea in the morning. Made sense to me.

Good info in that link, Jim. Thanks. Bill - I asked to join your FB group. Let's see if they let a 335-type guy in.

Oops! Just like a Holleycraft.

Don't forget to plug the vent. But, if you pull much of a vacuum you may implode the tank. Doesn't take much to flatten something that big.

And you didn't lose your post? Wow! But, I think you are saying the problem is that you were logged in but it wouldn't let you post. I thought I was having so,liar problems, but discovered that I really wasn't logged in. Since you can look at anything without being logged in it is easy to miss when you aren't - until you start to post. In my case it didn't show "Gary Lewis" in the upper right and I wasn't logged in.

While it is possible that you got a bad pump, I'm going to bet the problem is with a hose. Did you replace all the hoses? On a 2-tank setup there will be one from the tank to the steel line, one from the steel line to the valve, one from the valve to the front steel line, and then one from that steel line to the pump. A leak in any one of them can kill the vacuum and prevent pumping gas. And, I've seen original lines leak right through the wall of the hose. Or, it could be the valve if you have two tanks.

Welcome! Glad you found us. Signatures take some time to appear, but yours has now. Thanks for doing that.

I got the table done, so now Google will eventually find it and you'll be able to search for the suffix on the fasteners.

Which ones, Bill?