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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    Fiddling for a couple hours today, radiator, hoses, carb, alt, valve covers on
  2. 1low4x4

    Finally got a running 65 C10

    And poorly designed engine **** like DOD Poor truck dropped a lifter and hammered the cam last year, that was a 5000 dollar fix, getting rid of all that crap and installing new stuff. Then, the converter took a dump in the trans. Both known issues
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    Obligatory picture next to my wife’s stock height trail boss, always amazes me how much bigger trucks have gotten.
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    Got the starter in and hooked up. Got both headers in and hooked up, collectors not hooked up yet. Hooked up the oil pressure sending unit thing. I still need to order a distributor, plugs, wires, fluids when I can afford it. This economy seems to be killing construction here.
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    The problem is you have to either remove the fuel pump or go underneath the truck to get the passenger side bolt in the motor mount, and you have to be a contortionist to do the left side from the top of the truck. Bottom line it’s not a great design, not as great as the horizontal bolt that...
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    Got the engine/trans bolted down, left side header in (bitch) Z bar in (bitch) and working on the clutch linkage. Looks like I'm missing the number 3 piece on this link https://www.lmctruck.com/mechanical/clutch/cbe-1963-66-clutch-linkage so I'll have to order that
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    4L80E TCI EZ TCU Error code issues

    Not on the 4l80e I had
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    It is what it is, Just search online and youll find tons of articles about it. Especially compared to the squarebody mounts with the horizontal bolts I got them in, and easier than having to mount the trans under the truck btw
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    There’s actually a guy posted that worked on the assembly line and said they had to loosen the frame mounts just to get the bolts started…..
  10. 1low4x4

    Finally got a running 65 C10

    There’s actually many threads out there on various websites about the difficulty of getting these bolts in. Poor design compared to 73+
  11. 1low4x4

    Finally got a running 65 C10

    Got the hood off, engine in and hood back on in an hour It needs to go back about an inch for the bolts to fit. Those 60s motor mounts are way harder to line up than a square body it seems
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    Here’s a question. I was noticing that the valve stem guide Seals are being held up in many instances by the inner spring. Will these receipt and stay where they need to be as the valve spring compresses?
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    I’m going to wait to drop the engine in until I can buy a new distributor. This one has seen better days. Cap coil and rotor too. Work has been super slow lately. It’s been grocery money only.
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    Finally got a running 65 C10

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    Finally got a running 65 C10

    I ended up using an old spark plug wire as suggested earlier. Got it close to the top, stuck the plug wire in as far as it would go, and then turned the engine over until the piston wouldn’t move anymore.
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