I just dropped a 455 Olds from a jet boat (not a marine motor and rotation is standard Olds counter clockwise) into my dads 1990 Olds Custom Cruiser Station Wagon. I just got it together this week and fired it up. It sounds good but upon my first short test drive down to the end of the block and back, my Edelbrock performer is hotter than my George Forman cooker.

First thing I thought was a bad thermostat. I pulled the goosneck and had plenty O greenstuff in the block. The next thing that I thought I'd try was oil pressure. My gage isn't working properly but I put a new Mellings high volume oil pump, 7 qt. pan with matching pickup. I was going to pull the valve covers to check that I have proper oil pressure.

Block is 1976 455 casting Fa, heads are 1972 casting Ga., Intake is Edelbrock Performer 455. I'm using the original 307 HEI distributer and Rochester smogger carb.

Anyone have any ideas