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Agreed if a crack drill hole at each end weld from outside in. Nit sure if that is a crack or gouge from when it was rolled due to debris

I would recheck the alignment several times and rotate the coupler 90 deg 4 times to check alignment through the arc of coupler...

I cannot confirm from here with 100% confidence but i think so. Best way is to research your casting number to a 4.3 engine family...

Prob not wear just manufacturing tolerances. When you set preload on lifters normal you are compressing the lifter i Think .030-.050” so...

did the old coil fail and ohm test of primary and secondary side? Spark gap test of out put? just wondering how you landed on the coil...

Alright, I broke a rule but this should be fun… I asked AI on a points ignition system, does the coil voltage rise and drop depending...

As long as the valve train geometry is the same and thus uses the same pushrod length it’s no issue.

That is a MEFI (1 to 4) connector and while there are not many codes can be read, if there is one it can be done as your pic shows. Use...

would think as long as the chamber size is the same should work. Did the other head check out ok? would assume this is from an over heat...

That would be my thought that they are casting ridges, but you are chasing an issue , so if it were my show I would be using some tests...

you have to have it magnafluxed or pressure tested to know. In the grand scheme of things neither are expensive. Its done this far would...

at idle the TB 5 will advance the ignition and monitor the rpm increase and keep advancing until rpms stop increasing, called mean best...

any way it got down the carb during storage? would eventually leak by the rings. Also possible if it wasnt getting hot due to defective...

possible you have a crack in exhaust seat or rot through exhaust ports. You may not see that unless valves are removed from heads. I...

Chevy used the Vortec name on 4.3 s before coming out with the vortec head deisgn on both 4.3 and 5.0/5.7 engines in 1996. So common to...