Well my Cadillac 390 engine has been at a builders for almost a week.

Bare minimum it needs piston rings and could benefit from a cylinder bore.

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Tested the mechanical fuel pump's ability to hold vacuum.

If the rubber was bad or cracked it would not hold vacuum well.

This holds 10 psi for quite a while so I have to assume its good!

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Intake and carb mounted.

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Finally starting to look like a real engine.
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Its amazing what taking a break can do.

I spent 90 minutes trying to install this crossmember.

Its in an awkward place and ...its a tight fit.

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Finally got the valley pan and valve covers back on. New gaskets too.

Anyone have ideas for testing whether a water pump leaks? Thought about just blocking one end and filling with water...
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