Restoring Rusty

[68post]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Hi Tim

The oil pump and pickup screen is brand new, I replaced it a few months ago when I did the rear main seal and the oil pan gasket.

That's swell !! Your engine loves you

[Titomars]

Originally Posted by Gregski

but don't you got one of them BBC, Big Beautiful Chevrolet? lol

yup, a huge heavy gas guzzling 454.................. and loving every second I drive it.

[Gregski]

we finally got a break in the weather and the sun came out, so I decided to take the engine for a walk

I don't get how in our fourth year of a drought here in Norther California it has been raining and I mean poring for the last seven days, (things that make you go hmmmm)

[Gregski]

doctor, the patient is prepped and ready for surgery

[Gregski]

then it was time to [ahem] MAKE THIS ENGINE GREAT AGAIN !!!

[enaberif]

Do yourself a favor and do NOT break that lower dipstick tube and do not misplace it lol. Be lucky you still have it.

[Gregski]

somehow I am always happier behind a wheel, even if it is a 4 inch on an angle grinder, ha ha

I don't know about you, but I can find plenty of things to cut my hands on under the hood, so I decided the engine block wasn't gonna be one of them

time to smooth out that casting crust

[Valarius_Starchaser]

I would replace those steel cast plugs with some brass ones while you are at it its cheap and should never leak if installed correctly that's not a fun job with the engine in the truck/car

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Valarius_Starchaser

I would replace those steel cast plugs with some brass ones while you are at it its cheap and should never leak if installed correctly that's not a fun job with the engine in the truck/car

dang it you are right about that, I already replaced two of them with the engine in the truck, luckily they were not the ones hiding behind the motor mounts, but I wasn't smart enuff to go brass, I got the cheap shinny ones from China that the AutoZoner handed to me, lol

[Gregski]

the sharp edges around the oil filter housing got some angle grinder love too, there much better

[Gregski]

and on to the other side

[Gregski]

first we knock off the ugly

[Gregski]

and by zi Pompa de Gasolina

[Gregski]

and second side done

labor = about 1 hour per side

[y5mgisi]

Always wanted to do the type of smoothing you are doing!

[Jeramy]

something i plan to do when i start assembling mine...unless i forget

[Gregski]

had to go into town fer supplies, yup this is how the magic happens

[Gregski]

it was a nice day so I decided to have a little pool party and all the dirty bits were invited

[Gregski]

word quickly got out and friends invited their friends, dirty little rascals

[Gregski]

and a few more

the harmonic balancer was a dirt magnet for sure, I'm surprised it stayed balanced with that 9 pounds of dirt stuck to it

[Gregski]

while those bits were soaking I got started on the engine

got the front side cleaned

[enaberif]

Check your harmonic balancer for cracks in the rubber as it may need replacing and now is a perfect time to invest in that.

Oh and your missing the lower bolt on the right side of the block at the front to secure the fuel push rod. This area WILL seep and leak oil if you do not put the bolt back in.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by enaberif

Check your harmonic balancer for cracks in the rubber as it may need replacing and now is a perfect time to invest in that.

Oh and your missing the lower bolt on the right side of the block at the front to secure the fuel push rod. This area WILL seep and leak oil if you do not put the bolt back in.

thanks I will and up until recently I didn't even realize there was rubber in the balancer

the bolt was removed during disassembly in order to slide that rod out allowing the cam to be removed

[Gregski]

Every time I try to get out - they pull me back in!

as I was spinning the engine block on that engine stand, I realized that it was sliding out of the rotating thingmajig, so I decided to use a C clamp from time to time to pull it back in, you know to prevent getting dead

so if you gots a similar stand, be careful you hear, engine blocks are expensive!

[Gregski]

time to do the passenger side set of cylinder banks 2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate?

I covered the other end with a rag, and kept the cylinders slightly pointed down, so when I shot brake cleaner in there to rinse them out, the debris would flow down hill and out the cylinder, seemed to work