OLDS Olds owner again.

[g0thiac]

Drove it today for the first time, still has a few things needed, to be fixed first.

Very impressed with how well it ran, despite the noise coming from the 350 lmao haha.

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[maxi426]

Check the four rocker arms and pivots closest to the EGR valve for your noise

 

[g0thiac]

Check the four rocker arms and pivots closest to the EGR valve for your noise

I promise to do that when I receive the ones I ordered there man.

Do you think push rods, should be changed at all? Thanks!

 

[olds307 and 403]

I promise to do that when I receive the ones I ordered there man.

Do you think push rods, should be changed at all? Thanks!

Check them for wear, usually not. I find the rocker arms themselves are the wear points, the rocker arms and bridges swap from 66 to 80, across small and big block Olds. They technically swap after that but you need the later, larger ball end pushrods to go with. Both rocker arms and bridges are cheap to buy and readily available, last I checked. It is worth a shot and super easy to to change. Tighten evenly in bridge pairs and torque to 25 ft/lbs.

 

[g0thiac]

Nice Delta 88. Those early years are nicest of that body style. Start with checking the rocker arms. They wear and Olds are non adjustable. Stock replacements, including bridges are readily available. Honestly the 76 and older Olds 350 are a better starting point for a full rebuild. The factory 3A heads are crack prone plus the windowed main webs. Plus you can keep the car mobile while they are building another 350.

Thanks.

Oh... Yeah more like crack city
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Check the four rocker arms and pivots closest to the EGR valve for your noise

Thanks Maxi, you were right it was the drivers side. With the exhaust manifold leak, on the passenger side it seems so hard to tell ☺️💪💪💪

 

[g0thiac]

While running some wiring, under the seat I found the remains of the build sheet.

Makes sense, this was an imported vehicle. Is there any way, to get this re-printed, or get information from GM?

Next step, getting replacement heads for the rocket 350 😤🤘🤘🤘

 

[oldsofb]

While running some wiring, under the seat I found the remains of the build sheet.

Lucky dog! I took my 442 down to a shell and nothing.

Hutch

 

[g0thiac]

Lucky dog! I took my 442 down to a shell and nothing.

Hutch

Thank you

I am sorry to hear yours didn't come with it, this is my first time ever seeing one in my life actually.

The closest I've had, to having that kind of documentation was in my Caprice and the stickers, under the trunk was kept in nice condition.

I've made a request to the Vintage Vehicle Services that deals with Canada imports, and built vehicles, and I hope the records on it can be found there 🔥🔥🔥🔥