Just bought a 1967 396. It has an older rebuild. It has forged pistons with a dome. Stamped 040, assuming 40 over. It has the numbers 2209 that appear on the piston. Looks like a TRW number but cannot find it anywhere. Sound familiar?
I'm on a tight budget, so I bought a running motor with no knocks, good oil press(40-60), good cranking press(160-165). So my plan without snowballing is to re-gasket, new head bolts and run it.
Any tips on inspecting the heads? Are hardened exhaust seats easy to see?
Newby here, so I apologize for my ignorance ahead of time.Many Q's to follow.
It is a 2406 block, with 390 heads, steel crank, dbl roller timing chain. Measured the cam lobe lift and came up with .330 intake, which is .561 valve lift.
I'm on a tight budget, so I bought a running motor with no knocks, good oil press(40-60), good cranking press(160-165). So my plan without snowballing is to re-gasket, new head bolts and run it.
Any tips on inspecting the heads? Are hardened exhaust seats easy to see?
Newby here, so I apologize for my ignorance ahead of time.Many Q's to follow.
It is a 2406 block, with 390 heads, steel crank, dbl roller timing chain. Measured the cam lobe lift and came up with .330 intake, which is .561 valve lift.
