Y-block Ford

[Wayne M.]

I like your rigging, and everything else! What’s your headroom in that garage?

 

[GAmes]

It's a 12 foot ceiling. One day I might get a lift. It is 24X30 and a week after it was up I wished I had made it 30X36.

 

[EDankievitch]

Wow really nice project

 

[GAmes]

The results are in. I'm a dumb-azz. It isn't the cam bearing that flows the oil it is the cam. The cam is cross drilled 90 degrees apart. All I needed to do was to rotate the engine a few degrees because the oil galleys are not 90 degrees apart. So I have totally disassembled the engine for nothing and had to buy another rebuild gasket set. I have confirmed the oil galleys aren't clogged though, so that's something. (hand smacking forehead)

 

[TFucili]

Wayne and I will definitely not say we told you so J/K. In the end it's better to know 100% and not have lingering doubts. That project will be worth it!

 

[GAmes]

But you did, I just failed to read closely. Some lessons are learned harder than others.

 

[Dan_69GTX]

Don't worry, you are in good company. When I rebuilt the 301 in my 57 Belvedere (which took about 1 year to get the time to complete) I didn't have any oil pressure. I found that I never put in one of the galley plugs. Yes, I now double/triple check that.

 

[Wayne M.]

Excellent. It’s not like there was a Y block expert here, and you ignored the advice

 

[TFucili]

But you did, I just failed to read closely. Some lessons are learned harder than others.

Just some good-natured ribbing. Believe me, I have been in your shoes plenty of times.

 

[p-Bar]

I put a piston in backwards on my 455 . Your not alone