so I took my intake off the engine in the 84... pics and video

[OddBall]

magnet looks like a chia-pet.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by OddBall

magnet looks like a skia-pet.

That bad?

[Montehall]

So I'm looking at a new crate motor with warranty for $2000, or a used engine on craigslist in questionable condition for anywhere from $600 to $1000. What would i be looking to tear engine out and rebuild that, if the metal is off the crank, and the pistons/rods are good?

[JRD77VET]

You'd have a very hard time rebuilding an engine correctly for under two grand. No warranty either

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Montehall

So I'm looking at a new crate motor with warranty for $2000, or a used engine on craigslist in questionable condition for anywhere from $600 to $1000. What would i be looking to tear engine out and rebuild that, if the metal is off the crank, and the pistons/rods are good?

Well, the technical advice here is free.

[Bill]

Thunderbolt Commercial, 1983 - YouTube



They put the yee-haw back in your motor and transmission......free towing, too.

[Grey Ghost]

The last one I had somebody rebuild was $2500. That was 12 yrs. ago. I'm sure labor, machining, parts have all increased in price. Have you checked Jasper engines ?

Originally Posted by Montehall

So I'm looking at a new crate motor with warranty for $2000, or a used engine on craigslist in questionable condition for anywhere from $600 to $1000. What would i be looking to tear engine out and rebuild that, if the metal is off the crank, and the pistons/rods are good?

[Fastguy]

Originally Posted by Montehall

So I'm looking at a new crate motor with warranty for $2000, or a used engine on craigslist in questionable condition for anywhere from $600 to $1000. What would i be looking to tear engine out and rebuild that, if the metal is off the crank, and the pistons/rods are good?

If by some miracle the bore, crank, rods and pistons are good, you would still spend $1,000. A cheap master rebuild kit is $350, but you will most likely spend $1,000 on machine work to measure everything, cut the crank, hone it, mount the pistons on the rods and rebuild the heads.

[ConstantChange]

You're debating putting a $2,000 engine into a $500 car?

I have some ocean front property in Arizona I would like to talk to you about.

[Stangkiller]

Originally Posted by ConstantChange

You're debating putting a $2,000 engine into a $500 car?

I have some ocean front property in Arizona I would like to talk to you about.

Where else can you send $2,000 for a v-8 sports car with a warranty?

[Kerrmudgeon]

Put the crate motor in, sell the "original Corvette in need of rebuilding" motor to someone for say....500$. You can always pull the crate motor out and drop in a junker if you sell it at a later date. That's what I would do.

[mike100]

I wiped an exhaust lobe off of a solid lifter cam once (because I let my friend adjust all the rockers on the passenger side so I wouldn't have to walk back and forth-lesson learned).

Point being that I spent a few bucks on a new cam, flushed the oil pan with kerosene, and did an oil change right after the new cam was broke in. That engine ran for several years and ran 11's with a 100 shot of nitrous. a few flakes of metal won't necessarily hurt the crank bearings, especially with an oil filter there to grab them.

Now what I would really like to know is the state of your pistons since you had the low compression. My particular example was on a new engine so I only had to fix the cam problem. Maybe the mal-adjusted rockers had left you with open valves, or maybe your engine is junk.

[island14]

Well, it is a Chevy so it wont die just yet I don't think..

If the engine has no knocks or rattles in it yet...

Look at the cam lobes, still look ok?

I would toss in a set of used lifters if you can grab some up somewhere for free or cheap, clean the engine out good, epoxy a magnet in the bottom of your oil pan and slap it back together.

Use some cheap oil when you first start it up, and let it idle awhile after adjusting the rockers.

Change the oil and filter again, and drive it!

[VatorMan]

Park it in the back 40 and wait for another cash for clunkers rebate.

[Montehall]

Originally Posted by island14

Well, it is a Chevy so it wont die just yet I don't think..

If the engine has no knocks or rattles in it yet...

Look at the cam lobes, still look ok?

I would toss in a set of used lifters if you can grab some up somewhere for free or cheap, clean the engine out good, epoxy a magnet in the bottom of your oil pan and slap it back together.

Use some cheap oil when you first start it up, and let it idle awhile after adjusting the rockers.

Change the oil and filter again, and drive it!

I was thinking about this... but I still have the sqeauk, whatever that is.
the good news is that I didn't actually see and real metals "flakes" just powdered stuff.

[Montehall]

could the powder be left over from having the heads magnafluxed?

[Steve Austin]

On the cheap.


Chevy 350 357 Short Block 395HP Engine Motor SBC Flat Tappet 79 85 2pc RMS | eBay

[Montehall]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

On the cheap.


Chevy 350 357 Short Block 395HP Engine Motor SBC Flat Tappet 79 85 2pc RMS | eBay

a 2-bolt short block?
how can you claim HP numbers on a short block?

[Montehall]

I'll be interested to see what my oil filter looks like in the inside.

[Superstreet]

GM_Warranty.pdf