What incredibly helpful advice Skip, Thanks! At 11:27 AM 9/12/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I don't pay other people to work on my ride! Learn yourself, it is better in >the long run. > >Skip 68SCBB > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Fischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 10:00 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Chevelle-List] Rebuild or not > > >I have set this spring as the time I would have the 454 in my Chevelle >(purchased 12/01) rebuilt. The car's odometer shows 88k. The car's lifters >are noisy as hell and it just doesn't seem as strong as a 454 should be. In >the meantime I had contact from the previous owners father and he seems to >remember that the car was rebuilt within the last 10k but the car sat for a >number of years after the rebuild. He was vague at best so I asked a local >mechanic if he could ascertain if the rebuild was actually done and this is >what he proposes to do to make that determination: > >1. Compression Check - Find out what the factory spec is from compression. >Run a compression check and your engine should not be more that about 5 >percent from that spec. > >2. Leak Down Test - This will help to determine wear in the valve train, >ie., worn valve guides, valve stems, seats, etc. > >3. Remove the Valve Covers - An engine that has been properly rebuilt with >10k miles on it should have almost no varnish on the heads, rockers, valves, >and springs. > >4. Check Main Bearings - Remove the oil pan and remove one or two the main >caps and inspect the bearings. With 10k miles on the engine there should >almost no noticeable wear other then some of the coating wearing off. If >there is a lot of copper showing, deep grooves, or burn marks the engine is >wearing. > >He then tells me that it is a two person job and they both get $50 per hour >and it should take 6 hours. My questions are this: > >1. Should all the tests/things the mechanics recommend be done? Are they >all necessary? Is there a better way to determine? >2. Is 6 hours, two guys and $600 reasonable? > >Thanks for your help guys, > > >-- >Jeff Fischer >Lake Elmo, MN >'71 Chevelle SS, 454, 4 spd >http://home.attbi.com/~addss/chevelle.html > > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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