Anyone help HHTB?

About the best help I could be in that situation is to bring food, drink beer, and watch.

hit the library for a Haynes manuel or Chiltons', big help . fer sure

CHILTON <--- name of a guide that will walk you through your entire motor, from top to bottom. There is a chilton guide for every make and model out there HH. Done a few motorsmyself and it would be impossible without the prpper guide. That's your starting place right there.

You need a hoist and a stand. Expect to spend some quality hours with you motor and that stand....

Good luck man... sometimes these projects run longer than desired but let us know how it all works out

u need chuck norris to help u ............!

gl

Best help and advice I would give, leave the motor to professionals, then when they are done challenge them to a game of holdem and win your money back.

I WILL TELL ROB ABOUT YOUR BLOG. oops sorry 5 caps
rob is auto savvy

oops harmonicat beat me to it.... haynes chilton is your starting place

I would absolutely buy a Chilton manual first. They are by far the best source of step-by-step info.
A few key things when changing parts to new block:

Make sure you have the heads machined to ensure proper gasket seal.

Its always a good idea to change your oil pump when doing major engine work. Metal shavings can be caught in the oil pump, and you could end up with major problems again soon.

make sure you mark the location of your distributor. todays high power ignition systems do not respond well to the timing being way off.

take lots of notes and drawings while youre tearing it down, they will be priceless when re-assembling.

Should be pretty straight forward really HH What was wrong with the old motor???? Is all the electronics and ignition known good???? Obv you'll need an engine hoist .And all new oils and fluids.Sometimes it's easiest to disconnect all the wiring and hoses and unbolt the tranny and lift out the motor with all the components on and then drop in new motor and start taking off the parts from the old motor and adding to the new.You lose less parts this way.Is it a long block or short block???? Tourqeing down the heads can be a little tricky too!! If it's an old throttle body fuel injection that will go easier too as there's WAY less wiring and sensors than multi-port.Of course there will be 100 things you run into that will slow you up lol Make sure you know where the nearest O'reily's is and what their hours are!!! Remeber one thing at a time focus and not TOO much beer and you'll get through it in a weekend if you're lucky!!! If this were just last week I'd go with you as it isn't far from Lake of the Ozarks really but alas I'm back at work Fri at noon WEEEEEEEEEEEE..............DL

Thanks guys i already have a short block re built, new oil pump and gasket set.

I will be keeping original heads,intake etc etc

I was asking for help find stuff online instead of spending more money on hard copy manuals,
many times reading others experience when it comes to things like this can save alot head aches and head scratchings lol

reason for doing this is knocking when 1st start which is understood with 127,000 miles

yep Chiltons but DragonLake after the tranny bolts,shouldnt he take out the 3 torque converter bolts if its auto, and the 2 engine mount bolts?

Jokin I know he knows all that

My Chevy 4.3 was doing that (mostly cause i ran the oil too long lol) anyhow I poured a quart of lucas oil treatment (synthetic type) after an oil change and drove it about 25 miles and it cleared right up!!! Was a stuck lifter/valve stem was all. Obv you've already diagnosed it as a rod or cracked cylinder if you're keeping the old heads. It will be more involved switching out the heads and all as you have to seal the heads to the gaskets and tourqe them down properly or you'll have leaks.And yes indexing the distributor is VERY important!! Been in on alot of these projects bein a poor old redneck!! They can be fun with the right guys around or an amazing pain in the ass if all goes wrong!!! LMAO GL dude...............DL

Obv BT lol just saying always seemed easier to take out all the old motor set it up in a pick up bed or on a bench or something and take stuff off AS YOU NEED IT!!

sorry I know nada about cards but I can rustle up a good meal for ya and take care of those hunger pangs lol

*cars not cards lol

HH

Spend the money on the reading materials OR go see if the local library has it. Either way, it's well worth it.
The very first thing I do when I buy a new or used vehicle is to go buy the Chiltons book for it. It isn't that much and saves you more than you can imagine.

Rob has given some good advice on the heads and the rest, with notes and drawings. Masking tape to mark where what wires went where. Little disposable containers to put nuts, bolts and screws in, so you can label those too. I know they sell little cardboard bins somewhere. You won't be investing a lot to save even more.

The last thing you'll ever want to do is take your 1/2 installed motor to a mechanic to finish. They don't use lubrication....if ya know what I mean.

PEP BOYS!!!!

yea the bed of the truck or a good bench that way it gets it up high enough to work with and see everything well w/o all the bending over

I always had the WORST cheat system possible lol I had 3 friends that worked at O'reillys for like 10 years!!! They knew EVERY part backwards and forwards and proper procedure for the WHOLE production lol.Access to the machine shop and all the parts you needed at employee discount!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEE Prolly saved myself and family 10-15K in automotive repairs or so!!!We were working on someones car or truck about every weekend seemed like !! I've helped do this project with like 2 or 3 other guys and a couple cases of beer and seen it done in 12 hrs or so lol................