- Joined
- Mar 16, 2024
- Posts
- 149
- Reaction score
- 229
- Location
- Central North Carolina
- First Name
- Jonathan
- Truck Year
- 1984
- Truck Model
- K20 (dump bed)
- Engine Size
- 350
Welcome from Central NC.
My "first truck" (1969 C30 pipefitter's truck that had been sideswiped by a train -- $60) had a 292 into an SM465. I figured it needed a rebuild because it smoked so much. Drove it 200 miles down the interstate on about 6 gallons of dirt-cheap oil, leaving at 3:00am so as not attract too much attention. When I finally tore it down, it turned out the piston rings had all broken and fallen down into the oil pan. All of them. You'd be amazed how well it ran once I put rings in it. Heck of a motor.
My "first truck" (1969 C30 pipefitter's truck that had been sideswiped by a train -- $60) had a 292 into an SM465. I figured it needed a rebuild because it smoked so much. Drove it 200 miles down the interstate on about 6 gallons of dirt-cheap oil, leaving at 3:00am so as not attract too much attention. When I finally tore it down, it turned out the piston rings had all broken and fallen down into the oil pan. All of them. You'd be amazed how well it ran once I put rings in it. Heck of a motor.
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