78 cutlass W-31 build

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Well needless to say I didn't sleep much and I'm up for my 8 hours of slavery with a bad back. So I asked my brother for help and we'll I doubt he's going to lift a finger however the lifters I used came from him now that they are in the car he told me they may be the wrong ones..... really thanks Tony so I'll pull a valve cover tonight and see if it shoots oil across the yard if it does there Chevy lifters and I'll need to get new olds ones and change them no one carries this stuff around here so yea it's probably not getting finished in time if I can keep myself from lighting it on fire it's going to be for sale after I take my kids to a car show in it because that's what I promised my mother sucks I feal like I've lost my mind if I can't make old cars run I suck!

 

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Well needless to say I didn't sleep much and I'm up for my 8 hours of slavery with a bad back. So I asked my brother for help and we'll I doubt he's going to lift a finger however the lifters I used came from him now that they are in the car he told me they may be the wrong ones..... really thanks Tony so I'll pull a valve cover tonight and see if it shoots oil across the yard if it does there Chevy lifters and I'll need to get new olds ones and change them no one carries this stuff around here so yea it's probably not getting finished in time if I can keep myself from lighting it on fire it's going to be for sale after I take my kids to a car show in it because that's what I promised my mother sucks I feal like I've lost my mind if I can't make old cars run I suck!

Oh and thanks guys for the kind words of encouragement I'm just wore smooth out

 

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Does it have low oil pressure? Pretty sure that is a sign of the wrong lifters. My projects have projects fought me, every step of the way, considered fire and a lot of it. Get the Qjet on, fill the bowl with gas and prime the intake a little as well. It should fire up and run. Then just get the exhaust back in place.

 

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Does it have low oil pressure? Pretty sure that is a sign of the wrong lifters. My projects have projects fought me, every step of the way, considered fire and a lot of it. Get the Qjet on, fill the bowl with gas and prime the intake a little as well. It should fire up and run. Then just get the exhaust back in place.

Did all that. If there Chevy lifters and you crank it over with no valve covers it should shoot oil like crazy I'm going to pull the valve cover and check tonight

 

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Does it have low oil pressure? Pretty sure that is a sign of the wrong lifters. My projects have projects fought me, every step of the way, considered fire and a lot of it. Get the Qjet on, fill the bowl with gas and prime the intake a little as well. It should fire up and run. Then just get the exhaust back in place.

40 psi

 

[malibujustin]

Mr Eric...have you checked compression? Valves opening and closing ok? Correct me if I'm wrong, the timing marks on cam and crank gear on the 455 both go at 12 o'clock position? Keep trying man. You will get it.

 

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Does it have low oil pressure? Pretty sure that is a sign of the wrong lifters. My projects have projects fought me, every step of the way, considered fire and a lot of it. Get the Qjet on, fill the bowl with gas and prime the intake a little as well. It should fire up and run. Then just get the exhaust back in place.

40 psi

Mr Eric...have you checked compression? Valves opening and closing ok? Correct me if I'm wrong, the timing marks on cam and crank gear on the 455 both go at 12 o'clock position? Keep trying man. You will get it.

From what I understand Pontiac it 12:00 and 12:00 olds is 12: on crank and 6:00 on cam except for the 400 however I've never had a 400 or a Pontiac apart. it's apart now I'm going to play with it until the wife gets home but then I need to attempted to move furniture with my tour up back...no rest for the wicked I'll take some pictures and post them

 

[malibujustin]

40 psi

From what I understand Pontiac it 12:00 and 12:00 olds is 12: on crank and 6:00 on cam except for the 400 however I've never had a 400 or a Pontiac apart. it's apart now I'm going to play with it until the wife gets home but then I need to attempted to move furniture with my tour up back...no rest for the wicked I'll take some pictures and post them

I could have sworn olds 455 was 12 and 12...but you probably know better than me. Check the compression on it. Take it easy with furniture

 

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I could have sworn olds 455 was 12 and 12...but you probably know better than me. Check the compression on it. Take it easy with furniture

Well every other rotation it is and set opposite would just make the distributor 180° out

 

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that's the top of #1 piston threw the plug hole

that's the timeing marks dot to dot

that's #1 wire it's 18436572 counter clockwise

that's the rotor on #1