[JC455]

Hey all,
I just picked up a 77 Datsun P/U with a Buick 231 V6 and a TH350- non-Pontiac, but I needed something to haul my crap in.
Anyways, the tranny shifts WAY too early- anybody got any ideas (governor, modulator,??) on what it might be or how to correct it?
The V6 seems to leak quite a bit of oil- just not sure where it's from. The thing has a Kenne Bell intake, die cast valve covers, cam, roller rockers and some other stuff on the bottom end, so I know it was originally intended to haul something [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] . I can't tell if the leak's at the rear main or not, I wiped everything off, and let it set for 1/2 and hour. I found oil leaking down the tranny insp. cover, so I removed it- only a little bit of oil inside, and the back of the block didn't look too bad. Do these things have rear main issues like Pontiacs?
I think I'll change the valve cover gaskets and see if this might help.
Thanks for any and all help,


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John