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Originally Posted by trularin
Doug, why are you pulling the engine?
If you are, then yank it first, then get the numbers.
There are a few mods you may want to do if you are going to keep the engine.
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I'm pulling it primarily becaue I have no idea what's inside of it, and I have to change the trans anyway, so I might as well start fresh. The car was cosmetically neglected, so having the engine bay empty will allow me to spend lots of time sprucing things up in there as well.
The good news is I got the car today, finally. The deal is complete, the car is home and it's mine. Finally. Now for the bad news. My trusty floor jack of so many years died on the third pump as I tried to life the car. Therefore, no block numbers. That's ok, I want to do a compression check anyway to see what shape the rings are in.
All I have so far about the engine is this:
Carb = Holley 4bbl, vac sec., elec choke. Numbers on carb horn are: LIST-6919 below that line is:0952. Anyone know what size carb this is? The engine runs like hell now, stumbling and such - is this carb worth rebuilding, assuming it's the carb?
Edelbrock intake is F351 2V. As soon as I saw the 2V I assume that the heads are 2V heads. Does that sound right to you guys? Are 2V heads bad? How much do they limit the power I can make? Does it even pay to put a cam in here?
It has a MSD distributor and box - that's good news. I'll get the block and head numbers out after I scrounge up a new jack. Lastly, probably a silly question, but exactly how does an electric choke work? I've never had one. Does it just generate heat on it's own and gradually open the choke plate? How do you check if it's working? How do you fix it if it doesn't? I think if I keep this carb I'll just replace it with a manual choke - does that sound like a good idea? Thanks.
Doug