Engine Rebuild
#12
Thank you guys for the input. I will definately look into all you have told me. That's why I signed up to the forum, to get advice from experience. I'm a tech soon to be training at a GM dealership. I can't get a rebuild kit for my engine, I have to order everything seperate, so now I know the route to take. Sadly not too much is available due to being discontinued, but hopefully I can get all I need for the build.
I also quick searched the internet and found these.
http://www.cleggengine.com/engine-re...0&engine=68714
And while I have no recommendation for the source other than they exist, it certainly is one of many that are out there to be found.
Good luck and keep in touch.
#13
I'm looking at rebild kits on ebay too right now, cant order yet the engine is still in the car and I need to determine piston and bearing sizes. not much happening on this thread, I've seen lots of rebuild kits on ebay and amazon, any recommendations or warnings?
#15
oil drain holes
Just take the head to a reputable machine shop and have it magnafluxed. They can tell you if it's warped and needs machining or if it needs to be replaced. As far as the pistons go, I don't have a clue as to what you're talking about with pre-drilled oil drains. What is that?
#18
The newest rig in my yard is my 06 Navigator. It has 230+k miles on it. One of my grandsons and I are starting to revive a 68 3/4t 4x4 Chevy pickup that has been it the family since it was new. Vehicles survive out West quite well with no salt on the roads and mild Winters. My 84 Gmc crew cab is my forever truck and we hauled 14500 lbs of 3/4- on the trailer in three trips yesterday. If and when any of my vehicles need repairs no matter what they need, they will get repaired not replaced.
It is not a money thing, I really don’t care for the throw away new cars. Too many computers and constant problems. The new trucks at work have 25+ computers and they don’t play well together.
It is not a money thing, I really don’t care for the throw away new cars. Too many computers and constant problems. The new trucks at work have 25+ computers and they don’t play well together.
#19
I hear ya, Andy. I sure as hell wish I had a shop so I could find an older Dodge van with a 318 or 360 in it to restore. A mid 70's to early 80's would be okay with me if I had the money. One of the best vehicles I ever owned was an 82 Ram 150 cargo van. 318 automatic with a/c, p/s and p/b. I installed my own Craig stereo and insulated and paneled the walls myself. That sucker was still going 5 years after I traded it and I had almost 200,000 miles on it and only ever did regular maintenance on it.
#20
So I ask again, politely, what is your motivation for rebuilding this sohc?
Do you plan to keep it stock or try to modify it?
These questions are coming from the owner of a 95 SC2 with 239 on the clock 80k on factory rebuilt engine. Registered as an antique car in PA, I can pretty much do whatever the hell I want with it now. Almost done with all of the mechanicals, a few interiors and it's just like new. Except for that new car smell. Since it has no cabin filter it pretty much smells like diesel exhaust, but hey, we all have to accept things the way they were and the way they are. But not necessarily the way they will be. That part is up to us. I have no ****ing idea why I'm preaching at the end of this. Kind of cheapens the message. For that I apologize. For everything else in life, if you colloquial don't like the way I've approached something, done something, or said something, then you colloquial can go **** yourself. Back to your regularly scheduled program.
Please remember to answer my question at the top. Thanks
Do you plan to keep it stock or try to modify it?
These questions are coming from the owner of a 95 SC2 with 239 on the clock 80k on factory rebuilt engine. Registered as an antique car in PA, I can pretty much do whatever the hell I want with it now. Almost done with all of the mechanicals, a few interiors and it's just like new. Except for that new car smell. Since it has no cabin filter it pretty much smells like diesel exhaust, but hey, we all have to accept things the way they were and the way they are. But not necessarily the way they will be. That part is up to us. I have no ****ing idea why I'm preaching at the end of this. Kind of cheapens the message. For that I apologize. For everything else in life, if you colloquial don't like the way I've approached something, done something, or said something, then you colloquial can go **** yourself. Back to your regularly scheduled program.
Please remember to answer my question at the top. Thanks
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