carburated vortec 350

[kleedus]

I picked up a 99 vortec 350 and I am thinking about putting it in a 85 1 ton wrecker

I found a 4 barrel intake for the vortec heads on ebay for a little over a 100 bucks

I need to swap the timing chain cover so I have a timing tab get the carb intake and run a electric pump

the truck already has a one piece rear main engine so the flywheel will swap right over

is there anything I am forgetting

 

[Jims86]

I picked up a 99 vortec 350 and I am thinking about putting it in a 85 1 ton wrecker

I found a 4 barrel intake for the vortec heads on ebay for a little over a 100 bucks

I need to swap the timing chain cover so I have a timing tab get the carb intake and run a electric pump

the truck already has a one piece rear main engine so the flywheel will swap right over

is there anything I am forgetting

Dont forget to swap the dizzy gear for a roller cam gear.....that should do it!

 

[kleedus]

oh ya forgot about the distributer gear I can swap it from the vortec distributer I think

 

[Jims86]

oh ya forgot about the distributer gear I can swap it from the vortec distributer I think

That, I am not sure about. But, it's worth looking into.

 

[89Suburban]

 

[kleedus]

the intake showed up today it is a procomp

its basically a performer copy

its generic but it will work just fine for a wrecker motor

I have new gaskets and rod and main bearings on the way

the bearings are not to bad but the have some wear so while I am there its a good idea to change them out

need to check timing chain and oil pump as well

 

[GreaseDog]

Get a regular timing chain cover for a newer TBI truck, as well as a timing set from a TPI Camaro or Corvette. Add a timing tab, and call it a day.

 

[1984dually]

Get a regular timing chain cover for a newer TBI truck, as well as a timing set from a TPI Camaro or Corvette. Add a timing tab, and call it a day.

You might want to ck that before you go out and buy a cover.

the sheet metal issue on the timing cover is 1996 on up will not interchange with 1995 on down. The gasket rail/wall whatever you want to call it carves a slightly different path on the 1996+ due to the crank trigger wheel that has to be housed in that area. 1996+ motors had plastic timing covers with integral silicone bead gasket

 

[kleedus]

it has a sheet metal cover on it now

I dug threw my storage and found one I had

it bolted right up only difference I could see was the block does not have 2 of the holes one on each side by the water pump mounts

the gasket matched up perfect


I pulled the crank trigger ring off

 

[kleedus]

this is a pic of the cover I didn't have all the bolts so I only put the bottom ones in I need to get a few more before I start it up

 

[bucket]

I picked up a '99 Vortec 350 for my stepside, it's plastic cover has a timing pointer. I was just going to buy a new cover (they probably seal better than a stamped cover missing two bolts) and put timing tape on the balancer so I can set timing.

 

[kleedus]

my balancer had the line on it for timing

I really don't think the missing bolts will cause a leak on all the engine I have had I can't remember ever having a leak from the timing cover other than the seal for the balancer or oil pan

 

[RustyBuckets]

My new 906 vortecs have a hole on the exhaust port side between cylinder 1 and 3 that I dont know what to put in. The other head has the whole but that one on the old heads was just plugged.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

For the coolant temp gauge sensor. Take the plug out of the other head and put it in the new head.

 

[RustyBuckets]

The threads are a different size the hole on the vortex heads is smaller, Guess I will order a new one.