[DeTomaso] two questions

[Christopher Kimball]

Hi everyone.

 

I have two questions for you prior to my new motor going in:

 

1) I was told to get an O ring for my dipstick tube (at the bottom when it goes into the new engine block).  The folks at NAPA had no idea what I was talking about, and when I called a Pantera vendor, the guy there said they use a brass washer crimped at the base of the tube as a stop, then seal it with silicone.  

 

Since I don't have one of the little brass things, he said I could just use that gasket-type silicone to seal the tube where it enters the engine block, and no O ring was necessary.

 

What say y'all?

 

2) My engine will be a bored and stroked Cleveland block displacing 408 CI.  The carb shop said a Holley 750 would be a good match for the kind of driving I do (mainly street).  I have edelbrock heads, if that matters.

 

Do you agree with the carb recommendation?  

 

Thanks,

 

Chris