Re: Don D

[Bob Fortson <bobt1885@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Don...I am going to a remote SINGLE filter
installation...Once again thanks for your
expertise...and my "Old reliable" is the talk of the
chebbie/ferd engine shop. The guy is a great fellow
and although at first he sort'a acted like I was
insulting him, he agreed to read your book cover to
cover before starting my build...his comments ranged
from "well. most of that stuff is just good engine
builders knowlege" to "well, some of it was a little
different" to "Gee, that ain't the way we do a 350".
He still grins like a mule eating briars every time I
drop by his shop and let the other fellows hear the
"big boy dog" (as he calls it) bark out loud.
\
Bob Fortson
--- Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
>  I am here. i tried using a ford bronco adapter and
> a spacer but it didnt work like I hoped it would.
> the spacer would have to be over 6 inches long so
> the remote filter kit is a better solution. Biggest
> thing to watch is that the hoses are on the right
> way. Some kits have a check valve in them and if
> hoses are reversed wont allow oil flow i the reverse
> direction . I went to a shop who was supposed to
> calling me to fire the engine (426 hemi) They had
> already gone ahead and tried and run it a few times
> but called to say "Your &%$#@ engine has no oil
> pressure." Since no engine has ever left my shop
> without priming and pressure build up and oil
> dripping from the rockers etc i knew this was pure
> crap. I went over and here it was installed with a
> remote filter (dual filters too they are from the
> more is always better camp. ) I took a priming tool
> and a drill and removed the distributor . The one
> line almost burst and the drill stalled. We reversed
> the lines and all was well. By then though the cam
> was already on the way out having been run for
> several minutes without oil supply. It lasted a
> couple of weeks then I had the customer buy a new
> one and installed it for him . the engine still
> running today.  These bozos were of course Chevy
> guys. This si why by the way i have one hard and
> fast rule . If I dont fire it I dont warranty it. 
> This btw is not  a freak incident it is what often
> takes place. My friend H Wilson is a chevy guy and a
> good builder of them he suplied a stroker of mega
> buch proportions to the guy who runs a our local
> track. At 1:30 the next morning he got a phone call
> . The guy said the motor you built has no blank
> blank oil pressure. Harry standing there half awake
> in his undees asked "did you put any oil in it?"
> Therewas a long pause on the phone followed by a "I
> will hafta call you back" Well they didnt put any il
> in it and by then had totally ruined it. They
> wereafterwarranty the next morning and said "well
> you gotta help us it is just one of those things
> that he happens" i think Harry told them to pound
> salt or somethingsimilar and i would have too. After
> that happened to him I never let an engine out of my
> shop withut atleast 4 qts in it just to cover the
> possibllity of smeone forgetting. Too much help and
> too many beers does it everytime . 
> 
> Soory i got carried away. Your question just brought
> this to memory
> DonD
> Author of
> Return to Deutschland (True Adventure)
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