I'm helping my brother clean up a 1995 Gulfstream Sunsport that is built on top of a 1994 Chevy P30 Chassis. It comes with a Chevy 454 big block v8. For the life of me I can't get the thing to fire off. I've verified spark, fuel and air. Accordin...
Hello all. It's been awhile but I can finally put to rest why this 454 ran so poorly. My brother and I are currently doing an engine swap for his RV and we finally had the chance to pull the intake manifold... broken and bent pushrods everywhere. ...
Correct. 4L80E essentially is a TH400 with overdrive. I've done my research since my last post and I've figured out how to swap in a TH400 and maintain the TBI system if that's the direction my brother wants to go. The guy we got the powertrain fr...
Hello all, I finally have updates. After much conversation and finding a really good deal, I have acquired a new 454 with less than 60k on it and I'm going to swap it in. A turbo 400 trans came with it but this rig uses the 4L80E so not sure if I a...
Bikeboy57 wrote:Outcome?I've had to put this project on the backburner at the moment. A deer totaled my wife's van and I've been quite busy fixing up the replacement for it. I picked up a Starcraft converted 1997 Ford E-150 as the replacement. The...
Fan clutch has already been swapped as part of doing the water pump. Plan is to replace pump, hoses, fan clutch and then do a flush with water, then fill with fresh coolant. That will stop the coolant leaks. Eventually the hydroboost and the steer...
