Update "Oil pressure problem saga"
To update engine rebuild on my 66 L79 , matching # original engine. As you recall, I am restoring my car, owned for 40 years. Engine was rebuilt 5 years ago and sat on stand (new hips and knee put it on hold). Put in car this fall and had low oil pressure and dirty oil. Found out that no oil plugs were install in front of engine and had over 40% leak down pressure in 6 cylinders. Carl Hinkson of CNC NorthEast is rebuilding engine and I will be installing it this week. Leak down was cause by not plate honing cylinders during other rebuild. Not putting in front oil plugs was just a bad engine rebuilder.
Here are some pictures of the engine rebuild. Picture of Carl with sonogram, , cylinder honing, line honing, pin bore honing of pistons , .
I hope to finish interior this month and get car painted by end of summer.
Next spring I am off on 3 month trip across US to visit 30 year plus owners of corvettes and others for research as stated in other posts.
I will let you know how this rebuild works next week
Jack
Here are some pictures of the engine rebuild. Picture of Carl with sonogram, , cylinder honing, line honing, pin bore honing of pistons , .
I hope to finish interior this month and get car painted by end of summer.
Next spring I am off on 3 month trip across US to visit 30 year plus owners of corvettes and others for research as stated in other posts.
I will let you know how this rebuild works next week
Jack