RE: [Chevelle-list] Mouse Motor

[J.D. Stewart]

I started taking things apart last night in order to get the engine out.  Good thing I decided to go that direction, because when I took off the upper radiator hose, I found more evidence of mice.  Yuck!     The carb won't need rebuilding because there wasn't one.  I have a new Edelbrock 1406 sitting on the shelf, and the Edelbrock manifold came in yesterday.  The previous owner sold the stock 2-bbl carb and manifold and just sat an 80s manifold on the engine and laid a blanket over it.  Good intentions, but it didn't work.     The inside of the engine isn't all gunked up, so this may be an easy rebuild.  At least I'll have all sorts of room to detail the engine compartment while it's out. J.D. Stewart 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