Thru the "magic" of film editing. They edit out all the issues they may encounter while trying to start it, as well as the hours they spend running the engine to break it in and tune it.

 

What???????? I think you have been working on chevys too much!! Unless I'm missing something here all my Ford have a bolt on oil pump pick up tube.. I've never brazed any of my pick up tubes onto the pump. I just bolt mine on and have never had an issue.

 

I have always spot brazed the pick-up tube connection point (not the bolt) but where the tube connects to the bolt plate. Many times those are crimped on or soldered- Cheap insurance used by most machinists.

 

First I've heard of doing that. And you did say spot brazed onto the pump.


The only pick up problem I've ever seen/had on a 300 is I've had one that the bracket that bolts to the main cap broke. The guy I bought it from said the engine had a knock. It turns out the only thing wrong was that bracket was broke and the pick up was hitting the oil pan. I replaced the pick up with a good spare I had and the engine was good to go.

Otherwise I've just had to clean old valve seal chunks and fiber timing gear chunks from the pick up screens.

 

[QUOTE=fordman75;10539327]First I've heard of doing that. And you did say spot brazed onto the pump. QUOTE]

Yeah, my dad was an ol engine builder from the days of El Mirage.....I can't remember any engine ever going out (even a street driver) that didn't have the tube spot brazed!

 

That would make a good sig...

 

Sooo.... I figure I should let you all know how it went, sorry for the long silence, but it's been a sad time.

Got the engine together, and it runs Beautifully! Ran it for a while, got the timing set, broke it in... Everything was perfect

So I took it up in the hills... decided to play a little bit. About 3 miles from getting back home I hit some fresh gravel on a road that I was going a little bit too fast on, slid a corner and had to make a very hard decision... off the cliff, or drift it into a stump?

I picked the stump Smashed the crap out of the side of my cab, and put the fan through the radiator. On the plus side, there were 3 people in the truck, and nobody had a seatbelt on... No injuries

Frame's straight, everything works, it runs like a Swiss watch... But it's not drivable till i get a new body, and I don't have the money, or a place to do a body swap

Been firing it up and letting it run a couple minutes every so often, don't want it to seize, but with no coolant I can't really do much else with it.

Anyways, looks like it's just gonna sit till I can source a body, and find shop space

Moral of the story... Rear brakes are important. Patience is also important.

I'll see about putting up some pics in a few days or so.

 

sorry to hear about the truck man. Any pics of the motor?

what about running a thermostat during the break in period? is it absolutely necessary? any tricks on ensuring the entire water jacket is full and rid of air?

 

I am so sorry to hear of that....the good thing - no one was hurt and the truck is repairable!!!!!!!!!!

IMHO- I would not worry about turning the engine over....lust spray a little wd40 down the cylinders and put a plastic bag on all openings (carb, exhaust) so nothing gets in....when you eventually go to start it for driving....just drain the oil, etc.

 

One can do the same with an engine as is done with I/O boat engines to winterize them...it's called "fogging". While the engine is running trickle some 20W oil down the carb until the engine kills or use a fogging oil in an aerosol can and do the same thing.

 

Interesting. Out of curiosity, what does this do?

 

Coats the top end in a thin film of oil and keeps everything lubricated. I let my truck sit for well over a year and all it needed was a new battery and a little gas down the carb. I wouldn't be to worried about having it seize up on you unless you let it sit for a long time. Or you leave the engine itself sitting out exposed to rain/snow.

 

What Joeseph said X2. It's routinely done with inboard boat engines to park them over winter or any other time they will be sitting idle for a while.

 

On a humorous note I'd like to say that unless you've managed to hold a screw driving in the flywheel with your feet, while torquing the v.dampener bolt with your hands, you don't qualify for the 'SuperWrench' bobble head.

That is not directed at any member in particular. Geez.

 

Now I feel slighted that it wasn't particularly directed toward me. I had a burning desireto obtain the 'SuperWrench' bobble head trophy to go with my runner-up Darwin Award trophies...