johndukes
08-01-2011, 10:27 AM
I HAVE A 86 454 BB THATS BEEN BORED 30 OVER WITH 12:1 DOME PISTONS 292 COMP CAM WITH A 2800 STALL AND A HOLLEY DOMINATOR INTAKE W/A 750 CFM HOLLEY. I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO CHANGE OUT MY LIFTED BECAUSE SOME OF THEM CAME APART ALONG WITH INSTALLING A NEW ACCEL HEI PERFORMANCE DISTRIBUTOR. ONCE BACK TOGETHER I STARTED HAVING COOLING ISSUES. I LIVE IN SAVANNAH GA. IF I GO A MILE DOWN THE STREET THE ENGINE WILL GET UP TO 230 DEGREES. SO I WENT AND REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND THE THERMOSTAT WITH A 180 DEGREE AND THE RADIATOR. I DROVE IT AND STILL THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE A FLEX A LITE 1000 SERIES FAN WITH A SHROUD. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY BREATHER FILTERS ARE PUFFING SMOKE WHEN I FIRST START THE ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE WARMS MY OIL PRESURE GOES FROM 60LBS TO 9LBS. I WENT BACK AND REINSTALLED THE STOCK HEI DISTRIBUTOR AND LEARNED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VACUUME ADVANCE ON THE ACCEL DISTRIBUTOR. I SET THE TIMING AT 14 DGREES. I BUILT THIS ENGINE IN 2008 AND HAVE NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES. THIS ALL STARTED WHEN I DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE HEI DISTRIBUTOR. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR SO I CHECKED MY VALVES AND WHEN I ADJUSTED THEM AND CAME BACK TO RECHECK THEM THEY KEPT CHANGING. CAME SOMEONE HELP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ALSO CALL ME 404-805-0306:confused:
MY CONCERNS ARE:
1 WHY IM HAVING COOLING ISSUES NOW?
2 WHY MY BREATHER FILTERS ARE SMOKING FROM INITIAL START NEVER DID IT BEFORE.
3 WHY MY OIL PRESURE IS DROPPING AS IT WARMS UP?
MY CONCERNS ARE:
1 WHY IM HAVING COOLING ISSUES NOW?
2 WHY MY BREATHER FILTERS ARE SMOKING FROM INITIAL START NEVER DID IT BEFORE.
3 WHY MY OIL PRESURE IS DROPPING AS IT WARMS UP?