Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
I think what he said in his first post sums it up pretty well............


I was told by the previous owner that this was the 330hp crate engine from Summit - with Vortec heads. These don't look like Vortec heads to me and the intake is not for Vortec heads. I just want to make sure that I am seeing things right since I am new to working on SBC's. Any help?


It looks like in the sales pitch the seller TOLD him it was a Vortec, and not knowing Chevies he just accepted that as fact. I see this every day at the marina, someone buys a boat and the seller "told" him the engine was rebuilt, or the exhaust manifolds were just changed, and when we tear down the engine it is obvious he was misled.

We humans tend to believe other humans are as honest as we are. It is just human nature, plus we are excited to be getting this new toy and don't really ask for any proof that such an such has been really done. I think Saxman is sort of out of luck as he probably doesn't have anything in writing. But, as mentioned earlier, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Either have an Attorney write them a letter or take it yourself to small claims court.

I also wonder why the engine is torn down at this time. Did it fail or are you just putting a new intake, etc on it?


Don


Oh, another thing I hear a lot at the marina "nah, don't fix that, I am selling it anyway." Guess who gets to pay for the repair in the end?
Yes, the intake manifold was leaking pretty bad and there were no temp sensors in the car, so I couldn't tell what was going on inside. I only ran it for a couple of minutes because I couldn't see the temp. Seller said he only ran it 3 miles before taking the starter out to fix a leak in the remote oil connections and never put it back together. Most of the intake and carb bolts were only hand-tight. Maybe he took the heads and sold them on eBay or something...

I took off the intake (repainted it) and changed out the oil. It all goes back together tonight, so we'll see how she runs. I'll let you know. Thanks for the advice!