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  1. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Cleaned up my used Vortec valve train parts tonight. Cylinder heads are ready to install and now valve train is too.
  2. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Thanks for the help. Did what you suggested tonight and took some valve springs off to measure. I'm getting at least 0.55" travel on the five I checked, some are closer to 0.60" I'm thinking I should be good. I still plan to take a look at coil bind, just in case. However I'll do it at...
  3. Daveo91Burb

    383 guys: stock oil pan interference issues?

    Thanks for the help and kind words. I'm still happy with the decision to go old school and build a 383 instead of an LS. I know LS are way better in many ways, but I just know the SBC and think it'll be a good fit for my burb. Getting excited to finish putting this beast together! Thanks -...
  4. Daveo91Burb

    m55hv pump in stock pan - what oil pickup?

    Seems like we're in similar stages with our engine builds - I'm working on oil pump issues now too. So which pickup are you going to end up using? Melling 55S1? Seems like it will work pretty good with my Melling M55 pump and stock pan. How are you securing the pickup to the pump? Weld...
  5. Daveo91Burb

    383 guys: stock oil pan interference issues?

    Thanks for the comments, guys. Pretty sure I found the problem - tiny edge of the one piece fel-pro gasket was interfering with the rear counterweight. A little bit of trimming and I'm not hearing the noise any more, even after installing the pan and tightening some of the bolts enough to get...
  6. Daveo91Burb

    383 guys: stock oil pan interference issues?

    So it was late so I didn't spend much time investigating but i had the pan on, was turning the crank to check TDC on new balancer and I heard a light scraping noise. I think one of the counterweights is hitting the pan somewhere. I googled 383 stroker pan clearance issues and got a lot of hits...
  7. Daveo91Burb

    New from Washington

    Welcome from Vancouver, WA. I grew up in Yakima and was born in Richland - we moved away when I was two.
  8. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Not a lot of progress this weekend. Installed the cam and timing gear, pretty much it.
  9. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Excellent, thanks. All makes pretty good sense to me. So if the valves pass this clearance test, I won't have to worry about the coil bind? Guess I'm finally going to get to use my valve spring compressor that a friend gave me a while back. Heads aren't installed yet - kind of nice to be...
  10. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    I don't have any solids, unfortunately. Not sure where I could even get a couple of solid rollers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    So what's best way to check this stuff? I was just going to install two lifters/pushrods/rockers as a mockup and then get each to full lift and check coil bind with a feeler gage but the lifters won't be pumped up and solid. That will affect my measurement correct? I think I can take those...
  12. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Thanks fellas. I just ordered what I'm pretty sure is correct length ARP stud kit on Amazon. $9 shipped, probably best all around plan. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Thanks for the info. Found a grade 8 machine bolt with flanged, hex head today. I think I'm supposed to have 2 3/8" length this is 2 1/2" so just slightly too long - bottoms out on the bearing just barely not tightening the pump. I should be able to grind an 1/8" off and be good to go?
  14. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Still haven't found my missing bolts, probably some box I put somewhere "safe." Thoughts on the oil pump bolt? I know I can get an ARP stud kit but I'd have to order it and make sure I get the right length (there's two different lengths for SBC). I also have a local hardware store that has a...
  15. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Finally found some time this weekend to put the short block together. Only some minor snags to deal with at this point: I seem to be missing some bolts (oil pump hold down bolt for one) and I found out that this cam retainer came in two different bolt spacings and of course I have the wrong...
  16. Daveo91Burb

    1974 gmc suburban 4 speed

    Damn, awesome rig, congrats. '74 4 speed (but 4wd) is one of my dream rigs - I happen to be a '74 model myself.
  17. Daveo91Burb

    383 Vortec/TBI Build Thread

    Finally have 8 piston/rod assemblies with rings installed and ready to go in. Been a little bit of a journey getting there tho - somewhere along the way one of the Keith black pistons I bought on eBay sustained some damage to one of the ring lands. Not sure if it was me, machinist, or eBay...
  18. Daveo91Burb

    No spark, No fuel 1990 5.7 TBI

    Yeah, we sure were (mine's running now)!! I would bet money it's the pickup coil - new distributor should solve it. Mine was basically disintegrated underneath that copper looking cap. Every time I touch it more dust and pieces fall out. I've read elsewhere that TBI distributors are kind of...
  19. Daveo91Burb

    Tool Tip: TBI distributor hold-down bolt

    Yeah, I have one of those 3 piece wrenches, not sure if it's a KD or not, but the offset is like 3 or more inches. It sticks out quite a ways past the body of the dizzy and there's no room to rotate it. The one I made just barely clears the base of the distributor so more room to rotate it...
  20. Daveo91Burb

    Tool Tip: TBI distributor hold-down bolt

    There's very little room for a regular wrench or even a specialized distributor wrench - offset was too big on mine to get any rotation at all. Just too many obstructions (like fuel lines) in there. I made my own dizzy wrench by just bending a junky 9/16" wrench I had laying around. Bent it...
  21. Daveo91Burb

    Burb is no-go - fuel pump or filter??

    Got new distributor in, everything put together. Started and ran (barely) timed it to zero, and now running great. Yep I remembered to unplug the tan wire and plug it back in after timing. I did however panic when I first started timing and I couldn't even see the mark. Eventually I...
  22. Daveo91Burb

    Burb is no-go - fuel pump or filter??

    Well I think I found my problem. Damn thing just disintegrated. Can't believe it ran as long as it did. Every time I touch it more pieces and dust fall out. Glad I have a dizzy rebuilt and ready to go in. Thanks for the help on timing and everything else. Hopefully tomorrow or Saturday...
  23. Daveo91Burb

    Burb is no-go - fuel pump or filter??

    This got me thinking - all this cranking and I'm not smelling any fuel. (I did mention early in the thread that I didn't see any spraying) so I checked more closely with my nose and a flashlight while cranking and sure enough, zero fuel. And I checked spark again tonight with one of those in...
  24. Daveo91Burb

    Burb is no-go - fuel pump or filter??

    Awesome, thanks for the great write up on test procedure. So just to be clear, back probe the small white wire or the small pink/red wire? Or does it matter? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Daveo91Burb

    Burb is no-go - fuel pump or filter??

    The plot thickens: no spark. tried multiple times to different grounds and nothing, no blue. So on to checking ignition....... What's the failure mechanism with the wiring to the coil? I checked the bigger of the red wires on the black/gray connector duo (I think it was the gray one) - it...

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