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Anyone willing to teach me how to rebuild a motor????
Have a 1978 Pace Car with l-82 automatic I would like to learn to rebuild the motor (currently has 36,000 miles on it) So I was wondering if someone who has the knowledge and expert ease ..who has time and patients would consider taking me under his wing to teach...Maybe we could do this on the weekends for awhile whenever your available
...but I'm open to thoughts since I do work full time...I'm located in Jackson with Car stored in Howell NJ...but willing to move car if that would help...I don't mind traveling...
Anyone want an adventure...pleas drop me a PM...to talk
Thanks
Brian
Have a 1978 Pace Car with l-82 automatic I would like to learn to rebuild the motor (currently has 36,000 miles on it) So I was wondering if someone who has the knowledge and expert ease ..who has time and patients would consider taking me under his wing to teach...Maybe we could do this on the weekends for awhile whenever your available
...but I'm open to thoughts since I do work full time...I'm located in Jackson with Car stored in Howell NJ...but willing to move car if that would help...I don't mind traveling...
Anyone want an adventure...pleas drop me a PM...to talk
Thanks
Brian
Coming from a factory GM trained mechanic (dumb decision), just do what all the 20 yr old brain dead millennials do. Leave 3 mos in quick lube, buy a $10,000 tool box, serv mgr will give you a bay, and you get called a "tech"
Its a candidate for an aftermarket cam,intake,carb and headers if your looking to get a bit more power out of the old girl, but with that low mileage i would just drive it till it starts smoking.
I would start by buying and reading, "How to rebuild a small block chevy engine". This will get you started. With 35K miles, unless there is something wrong, leave it alone. You may be in need of engine seals such as the rear main seal, etc. but again, if there are no leaks or torn valve stem seals. Good luck. Jerry
Instead of asking someone to take their spare time and come to you to teach you for free, perhaps you should find a vocational school in your area who might want to do an engine rebuild. You could offer yours for that project and request that you be present to watch it being built. That way you can have your engine rebuilt and learn how to do it at the same time.....for FREE (well, except for the parts that are required for rebuilding the engine).
Maybe find a used motor and take it apart to see how it works. Fascinating what you can learn taking one apart and learn on the donor, not on your 36,000 mile original. Maybe drive it and rebuild in 36,000 more miles. Just a thought.
Maybe find a used motor and take it apart to see how it works. Fascinating what you can learn taking one apart and learn on the donor, not on your 36,000 mile original. Maybe drive it and rebuild in 36,000 more miles. Just a thought.
There are plenty of old GEN I engines out there for cheap, ever since the LS engine grew in popularity. I actually did something like this with an old LM7 5.3 engine that I had in my garage. Great way to learn.
I also learned about motors by taking an old small block Chevy apart. It was a 265 out of my dad's 55 Corvette when he pulled it in 1970 to swap in a hot 327. Boy, I wish I had kept that block!
At 36k, unlikely that motor needs a rebuild. I would start with the book above, a spark plug wrench, and a compression gauge to see what sort of shape your motor is in.
The first motor I built I did with the " how to build a big block chevy" book. There was one for factory specs and one for high performance. Use the performance book, but have both for reverence. Use a good performance machine shop who will help you with any questions. You will need to purchase the right tools including mics, calipers, dia indicators etc... Good luck
This book has been around since about 1980 and is a tremendous resource for the beginner....
How do I know? When I was 11....(1982), my Dad bought me a copy and I read it like ten times....every paragraph....every word. Dissected it.
I built my first engine (small block) at 14 and went on to work at Gianino Racing engines at 26 (1997).......
I can build one in my sleep now at 46 but sometimes I open the book (still have it!) to reminisce.......
Buy one....just do it
At 36k miles that motor's just past "well broken in".
|Keep it well maintained and come back @ 136K miles. THEN it's getting old.
You'll have a lot of time to learn stuff too!
Originally Posted by Ben N
I agree.
Unless there's something noticeably wrong with that motor, drive and enjoy the car until something DOES become noticeably wrong.
Ben
Last edited by Clams Canino; 08-19-2017 at 12:29 PM.
08-18-2017, 03:07 AM
Anyone willing to teach me how to rebuild a motor????
There are plenty of old GEN I engines out there for cheap, ever since the LS engine grew in popularity. I actually did something like this with an old LM7 5.3 engine that I had in my garage. Great way to learn.
