With the death of the second engine on 1/29/2017, I find myself without transportation, stuck an hour away from work. I took today off to sort things out, and mostly because I don't have a way to work. I am not without a plan though.

I have found a possible replacement rotation assembly for my engine, and my friend is donating a set of good cylinder heads to my cause, as well as his time this weekend to rebuild the engine and get this old guy back on the road again. I've had a ton of support since the death of my truck, and things should be back on track and better than ever by Monday.

The new rotation assembly is all stock sizes, very gently used, for $100, in the city I work in. It's just a matter of getting up there to pick it up. I have just enough money left to buy it, and food for the week.

This engine is going to have flat top pistons, a mild performance cam and lifters, Edelbrock dual plane aluminum intake manifold, long tube headers, a 60,000 volt ignition coil, Pertronix Flame Thrower distributor with Ignitor II module, and best of all, a Summit Racing Equipment 750cfm vacuum secondary carburetor. This engine should run better than the old one ever could have. I will be adding all new seals, rebuilt heads, new bearings, racing oil with high zinc content, and a new oil pump. I am also going to relocate the fuel pump to the proper place on the frame as it is mounted inside the engine bay now(my fault, didn't know any better). I am pretty sure that it is being starved for fuel at higher RPMs, as I can rev it up in park, and watch the fuel pressure drop way off. I will drop in a new Holley electrice fuel pump if needed.

After the repairs are all made, I am going to take my good old time to tune this engine as well as I can to make sure stuff like this doesn't happen again any time soon.

I am pretty sure the oil pump failed on the highway and spun a bearing or something. Hard to say, but I am pulling the current engine out tonight, and assessing the damage. I will post the results and maybe some pics of the dead engine.