Thanks to you both for the input. I have read about the 1/8" hole in the stat and the steam lines. I popped off the steam line when I filled the system and I am very confident that I have all the air out now.
I left the heater valve open as well and it is still open. Might be a different story when the warm weather gets here.
So, came home after thinking about this today. The system needs to have the cap on it to perform correctly. Topped of the expansion tank put the cap on and got to work on other stuff.
Got busy on other stuff. Picked up the alternator plug from a local wrecking yard at lunch today. Got home and wired up the plug to the wire that was already ran.
Ditched the factory fan switch and installed a flex a lite adjustable fan switch into the inlet side of the radiator and mounted the switch behind the grille so the engine bay doesnt show a bunch of aftermarket crap.
Started it all up and ill be damned the the alternator works!! 14.3 volts now instead of 11.5.
So I went ahead and plugged in the OBDII reader to see what kind of gremlins I had created for myself.
One 650 which was faulty MIL (Check engine light) which makes sense since I did not have one wired up yet. So off to radio shack to get a light to pop in the circuit.
There are four other codes in the computer, all of which are related to an automatic transmission so no worries there. Started it back up and the MIL 650 code is all gone...yay!!
Ok, were cooling, were running, were charging, I clearanced the driveline a bit for a little less noise under acceleration.
Now why is this terd idling so high? Lets see, already did the propane on the intake manifold and throttle body and came up with nothing.
Tore into the throttle body a bit. Compared the ls to the truck throttle body and the throttle stop had obviously been messed with so I dialed the throttle stop screw back a little bit and realized how far out it was. Dialed it back until the throttle plate was all closed like it should be.
Fired it up and Ill be damned, it started up and idled just like it should.
Well it made it this far on its own power.
No bad noises, issues temp problems or failures.
Lets see how it does on the freeway.
FAIL...
No 5th gear. Tried once, felt like it went it, let the clutch out and got nothing. Tried it again and again and got the same thing. Got in to go in once out of three or four attempts so I am guessing thats its the syncros in the tranny.
Sixth works just fine though.
Not really up to pulling the tranny out quite yet and pretty bummed as the tranny was a ton of friggin money.
But its on the road and about dialed in for some fun.
Needs some upper adjustable torque rods in the rear as it hops pretty bad with the stock shot bushings.
Sean