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Brandon H.
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I am building a chevy v8 motor (305), and I have a lot of questions to ask. I will label them with numbers to make it easier. And before u guys say its 305 they are crap.... save it please. Its different.... and I told my friend I will be able to smoke his mild 350 he is rebuilding (stock). So its a challange
1. Are there way on checking an engine bock for cracks without taking it to a machine shop?? I have looked over the block completely and don't see any, but that doesn't mean there aren't any.
2.How can I check to see if the the piston rods are in good to reuse??
3. If instead of taking the block to the machine shop to be checked for cracks, and since I don't see any (and I looked closely in bright light) what are the chances I even have them?? And if there is one that you can't see (without magnafluxing) then how bad could it get??
4. I also plan on reusing the pistons. There aren't any scratches on them and they don't even look that old. How can I tell if these are any good??
5. I haven't torn into the block too much yet, but if I find a spun bearing what can I do to fix the problem?? Would I need a new block or just thicker bearings??
Thats all I got for tonight. Im renting a harmonic balincer puller tomorrow so I can dig into the motor more and post more questions lol.
Im not looking for a kick ass motor, hell 230-250 horse is fine to me. My buddy has a very mild 350 he is rebuilding, a 700R4 thats missing OD, and 3.08 rear end with open diff......it wouldn't take much to beat him. Reason im trying to do things myself is so I can save money... I understand about boring the block and honing and all. mainly what i need to know is checking for cracks without a machine shop, and checking other parts for condition. And what u do if u find a spun bearing
1. Are there way on checking an engine bock for cracks without taking it to a machine shop?? I have looked over the block completely and don't see any, but that doesn't mean there aren't any.
2.How can I check to see if the the piston rods are in good to reuse??
3. If instead of taking the block to the machine shop to be checked for cracks, and since I don't see any (and I looked closely in bright light) what are the chances I even have them?? And if there is one that you can't see (without magnafluxing) then how bad could it get??
4. I also plan on reusing the pistons. There aren't any scratches on them and they don't even look that old. How can I tell if these are any good??
5. I haven't torn into the block too much yet, but if I find a spun bearing what can I do to fix the problem?? Would I need a new block or just thicker bearings??
Thats all I got for tonight. Im renting a harmonic balincer puller tomorrow so I can dig into the motor more and post more questions lol.
Im not looking for a kick ass motor, hell 230-250 horse is fine to me. My buddy has a very mild 350 he is rebuilding, a 700R4 thats missing OD, and 3.08 rear end with open diff......it wouldn't take much to beat him. Reason im trying to do things myself is so I can save money... I understand about boring the block and honing and all. mainly what i need to know is checking for cracks without a machine shop, and checking other parts for condition. And what u do if u find a spun bearing