I feel the need to toss in my two-cents here. You can toss it out if you
like.
Most roads are crowned so water will run off the road on the right. That
means the driver's side of your truck is often going to be sitting on
slightly higher ground than the passenger side. And where I live the roads
almost never run flat for very far. We're always going up or down some
incline.
So while its very important your pinion angle and output shaft be set right
in the right relationship, if you're going to drive on roads the practical
value of some of the rest of this is dependent on your local road
department.
My local road department is run by a guy who owns three four-wheel-drive
Chevy trucks and a Harley. That might explain the condition of the roads
here...
----- Original Message -----
From: "joe" <chevy1@jps.net>
To: "jon peters" <i51gmc@hotmail.com>; <chevy@nac.net>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] engine angle
> Jon,
>
> I wouldn't think your yelling....only giving you opinion. I always listen
> to everyone and then make my own decisions so I thank you for yours.
>
> I always set-up and engine and tranny combination together and make the
> engine and tranny mounts at the same time. I always place my digital
> Protractor on the intake manifold and level the engine front to back and
> side to side and have never had a problem. I don't think it looks too
good
> to have a mechanical fan closer to the radiator on one side and further
away
> at the opposite end. I feel if the engine is level your going to have
even
> oil flow within the engine. I also always wait to set the pinion angle
> until the vehicle has all the components installed and is resting with the
> tire and rim combination that it will be running on the street. I make
sure
> it's resting on the suspension and then take my output shaft reading and
> then adjust my pinion angle as necessary.
>
> Take Care,
>
> Joe Garcia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jon peters" <i51gmc@hotmail.com>
> To: <chevy@nac.net>
> Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] engine angle
>
>
> > WRONG!!!!
> >
> > I'm not yelling at you, but the engine does need to sit at and angle.
> > look at the intake manifold the flat plane the carb sits on is angled up
> > from front to back. When the engine is installed this plane should be
> level
> > or parallel with the ground. Attach the engine at the engine mounts and
> use
> > a jack under the trans pan to "level" the engine.
> >
> > Jon P
> >
> >
> > >From: <chevy@nac.net>
> > >Reply-To: <chevy@nac.net>
> > >To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > >CC: <kmm1024@hotmail.com>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > >Subject: Re: [oletrucks] engine angle
> > >Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 18:24:47 -0400 (EDT)
> > >
> > >I am in the same boat as "KMM". So from what I gather, it doesn't
matter
> > >that much on the engine angle, as long as the rear is aligned with the
> > >trans properly? And back to the question . . . What is an acceptable
> > >range of engine angles? Thanks! Cappy
> > >PS I could not seem to find that troubleshooting link.
> > >
> > > > Go to <http://www.driveline.com> and go all the way to the bottom of
> > > > the pages under troubleshooting - angles and they have some
excellent
> > > > info on this subject.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>I'm putting in a 350 in my '53 truck. What should the engine angle
> be?
> > > >>It's fuel injected (LT1) so there isn't the deal with the carb.
> sitting
> > > >>level with the slant on the intake. Right now I have it at about 5
> > > >>degrees slanting down towards the rearend. I have a different
rearend
> > > >>also, and its slanting up around 5 deg. also I think. But the
engine
> > > >>looks like its slanting a little too much.
> > > >
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> > > > Nelson
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