Ifitaintbroke Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Weeeeelllllllll....... The stroker build fell through. Had the crank and rods in my hands. Ordered the pistons($1100) and after a week with no update on shipping, contacted the manufacturer. They said the pistons would be expected the beginning of May. Canceled the order and sent the rods and crank back. That was back in April. Now it's June 21st and I still don't have my block back from the machine shop. They've had it since mid-March. So, putting the stock bottom end back in, going all Eddy on top. 60679 heads, 75cc chambers Performer plus cam Performer intake(still have to buy) Comp cast aluminum rockers Cast aluminum valve covers Not sure on carb yet but will probably use an Eddy 1406 for initial startup and break-in. Points distributor with Pertronix Ignitor 3 module(multiple spark) Cvf racing serpentine belt setup AC DELETE Saginaw power steering pump(from a 93 chebberado) Too much more small stuff to list Custom instrument cluster is complete. Speedometer, tachometer, vacuum, fuel, oil, water, and volts all by Autometer. AFR gauges by AEM Electronics. Lots of hard work and frustration by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ifitaintbroke Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Now, can anyone tell me why all the holes in the water pump are plugged? You won't guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifitaintbroke Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Now, can anyone tell me why all the holes in the water pump are plugged? You won't guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Now, can anyone tell me why all the holes in the water pump are plugged? You won't guess. Mud daubers a big problem for you this time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Mud daubers a big problem for you this time of year? Yes, that would be my guess as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifitaintbroke Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Mud daubers a big problem for you this time of year? Wow. I didn't think anyone would get that right off. They are a problem year round right here. Painted that pump all nice in Ford dark blue, left it in the garage for a while, happened to look at it and... several hole were plugged with dirt. So, after spending 20 minutes cleaning the clay and paralyzed caterpillars out of them, I decided to plug them with paper towels so it wouldn't happen again. Worst part about it is that I knew better. Y'all have them too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Wow. I didn't think anyone would get that right off. They are a problem year round right here. Painted that pump all nice in Ford dark blue, left it in the garage for a while, happened to look at it and... several hole were plugged with dirt. So, after spending 20 minutes cleaning the clay and paralyzed caterpillars out of them, I decided to plug them with paper towels so it wouldn't happen again. Worst part about it is that I knew better. Y'all have them too? We certainly do in Okiehoma. Tuesday we were changing the fluorescent lights out to LED in our church's gym and found them in some of the lights - in the gym. How they got in there frequently enough to build nests I don't know. I can see one or two of them getting in once, but to get in consistently enough to build a nest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-F150-Explorer Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Wow. I didn't think anyone would get that right off. They are a problem year round right here. Painted that pump all nice in Ford dark blue, left it in the garage for a while, happened to look at it and... several hole were plugged with dirt. So, after spending 20 minutes cleaning the clay and paralyzed caterpillars out of them, I decided to plug them with paper towels so it wouldn't happen again. Worst part about it is that I knew better. Y'all have them too? We have them in California too. Plugged up the vacuum holes to a carburetor I had on the self in my shed. It didn't need a rebuild before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifitaintbroke Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 We have them in California too. Plugged up the vacuum holes to a carburetor I had on the self in my shed. It didn't need a rebuild before that. That's why I keep most of mine in the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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