Re: [Chevelle-list] Mouse Motor

[Capt Crunch]

LMAO! Darn those pesky rodents. I would rip the motor apart myself and check out the cylinder walls, service as needed, invest in some new rings and gaskets at the very least. Heck you get that far and you might as well just do a mild rebuild IMO. I have never seen people with much luck getting a motor running when it looks like that and has sat for that long. Most likely the carb will need to rebuilt as well as those seals and gaskets are probably pretty poor now.   Looks like a nice start to a project there. Keep us posted on the progress.   Mikey   ----- Original Message ----- From: J.D. Stewart Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 9:36 PM To: Chevelle Mailing List Subject: [Chevelle-list] Mouse Motor       I started working on the 72 Chevelle project today and got the car back on 4 wheels again with a new ball joint.  At least I can roll/tow it now.     Next, I was going to see if I could get the engine running.  I found that the engine wasn't locked up after sitting for 7 years.  When I pulled the intake manifold off (it was just laying there), I found a surprise.  I know the 350 is supposed to be a mouse motor, but this was ridiculous! http://jstewart.inebraska.com/chevelle.htm     I cleaned and vacuumed out everything I could, but undoubtedly there's stuff that's fallen down into the pan.  I might be able to get away with pouring some oil through the engine and a couple of quick oil changes, but it looks like I better pull the engine instead.  :>/ J.D. Stewart