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Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #640287 October 28th 2013 10:17 pm
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OK, well, clearance is the issue. Would a different intake help? THe heater hose fitting on the front of the small blocks changed over the years. When I was running an Edelbrock intake I had to get an extender pipe from Home Depot to run the stock heater hoses pipe.


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Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #640313 October 29th 2013 11:55 am
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Originally Posted by maples01
OK, I can't get it in, it hit the heater hose that's on the intake by the distributor, has a temp controlled vacuum switch. Any photos of Courtney's?


Mark, court's dropped right in no clearance issues at all...

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Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #640655 November 01st 2013 4:24 am
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I have the factory intake, has a few stupid temp activated vacuum switches, it is so tight because of this crap, you can't turn it far, very little adjust-ability if it will go in, perhaps the rubber O-ring was restricting it, I just will have to try again. I really wish I could afford a 4 barrel carb and intake to swap over to it, eliminate the emission junk and unnecessary items, before then. I had no idea how bare her intake is, boy you guys are lucky.
I just had an issue recently, drawing attention away, I have to find the fuel tank refill hose size, so I can replace it, not able to fill the tank up fully due to the rotten hose leaking it out, so it only holds 10 gallons, ran out of gas this week. Once it's runnin again, I'll get back to the swap, need the engine to run first. BTW that damn pipe is 3/4" from the factory points distributor.

Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
vanatic05 #641809 November 12th 2013 3:44 am
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Did you replace the ignition wire all the way back to the switch, or did you find and remove the resistor section of the wire?
That photo doesn't show much detail where the heater hose is, just curious if the 4 barrel intake has it further from the distributor.

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OK, I can't get it in, it hit the heater hose that's on the intake by the distributor, has a temp controlled vacuum switch. Any photos of Courtney's?


Mark, court's dropped right in no clearance issues at all...

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Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #665286 July 02nd 2014 9:17 pm
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I did this swap on my 351w and I also put an air gap intake on and it just clears

Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #669183 August 22nd 2014 9:14 pm
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I believe my biggest issue is done, I have 2 steel fuel lines running up the front of the block and across the intake by the distributor, limiting room to turn, this ridiculous mess was the fuel line, and return line, why you have a return on a carbed engine is beyond me, but it's getting tossed. Found my gas mileage issue, the return was leaking back at the tank, leaving puddles everywhere, while it was running, you could watch it drip, I capped it right now, but removing it soon, redoing the feed from the pump to carb.
I need to get someone to drop my tank and replace my fuel pickup some day, it's rusted so I can use only 1/2 my tank, get, the fuel lines replaced then.

Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #669290 August 24th 2014 2:52 am
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If you remove the return line, you may find yourself experiencing vapor lock symptoms. Proceed with care... What you may get away with during the cooler weather of fall or winter may bite you during summer.


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Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #669627 August 27th 2014 5:04 am
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No vapor lock, only one mid owner had ever seen that setup, I've been driving around, and it is hot, I come in the house with my shirt stuck to me, but it stumbled today like it was out of gas, clogged fuel filter, running my tank down pulled up trash, perhaps the pickup isn't bad, could be that whats in it won't burn, I can't drop the tank so here's a new problem.

Re: GM HEI for Ford 302
maples01 #669661 August 27th 2014 1:49 pm
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Blow compressed air bac through the fuel line from the fuel pump fitting? Clear the in-tank filter of crud?


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