archemedes

there have always been 2 different starters for sbc don't drill the block it will crack, see if you can talk tehm into swaping the nose from one with the right pattern

JesasaurusRex

Guess theres 3 different actually, straight, hitachi (305/350 TPIs etc), and stagered, the staggered one was only used with 168tooth flexplates so i have to drill and tap my block since im using a 153 tooth flywheel i had to be able to use my straight across bolt pattern starter. Did already actually before i even read this post. Was a f*ckin ***** man had to do it underneath the car, had a f*ckin tap break off in the hole i drilled still not even done i started today at like 0900 and just got in right now 16:30, think im done for the day

JesasaurusRex

i got her running today guys, only for a sec tho cuz i have no oil pressure so i shut her off...aftermarket pump with an ARP shaft and a malory distributor, now i primed it before and with my drill i got 60 psi with it spinning as fast as the drill can spin so i know the pump works so my guess is my distributor isnt making contact with the shaft...but the distributor is all the way down so my question is do they make different length shafts or whats the deal? It came with its own shaft so im gonna try that but i figured every shaft is the same length so why would my ARP one not be long enough? Anybody think they know was up?

97z2801ss

lookin good homie getit runnin n lite em up for us

archemedes

you have a truck block, that's a tall deck not sure who makes a drive shaft for them though maybe mr gasket.

JesasaurusRex

its not a tall deck, whats deck height on a tall deck? None the less if it was a tall deck i wouldnt have had to worry about my piston to valve clearance which i did, my pistons would not have been sticking out the hole if it was a tall deck. Im pretty sure its these intake gaskets theyre the hugest ones ive ever seen imma try to get a skinny one and see if that does it. Only reason i think this is cuz i remember having to put the cork gasket for the front and back of the block and still having like 1/2" gap which i had to fill with rtv sealant.

archemedes

tall deck won't effect the heads or pistons (I don't know why)it will change intake mounting though

JesasaurusRex

That makes absolutely no sence and you know it lol

archemedes

the way I understand it is tall deck just changes intake location if you have a 1/2 gap you have wrong parts, the 400 is it's own animal completely different than a 350

JesasaurusRex

well i fixed it bro, got a thinner intake gasket and got rid of the distributor gasket, i know its not too good a fix since it probably only got like a .2" at most connecting but i really donno what else to do

archemedes

didn't anyone have the tall deck or truck style drive shaft?

JesasaurusRex

no, its not even a tall deck bro

archemedes

then something is wrong, it should fit fine with every gasket in place

JesasaurusRex

well now it does, i mean think my .051" head gasket might upset it too a little?

archemedes

that might, you needed those for clearance didn't you?