Re: [Chevelle-list] Oil pump froze up

[John Nasta]

That is sort of a double-edged sword. It’s easy to take things apart and much harder to put them back together. I learned how to build engines by necessity, because my first car was a $125.00 1967 Nova that burned more oil than gas. It wasn't long before it became painfully obvious that it needed a rebuild, and I couldn’t afford to do it any other way. I had a buddy helping me though, and he was (and still is) a professional mechanic. We rebuilt that engine in the back of his Chevy van, on an engine stand that was tied down so it wouldn’t fall over when he drove the van to and from work every day. After that I worked as a professional mechanic for a while, and since then I have built several engines on my own, but some 25 years later the same guy helped me build the engine that is currently purring away in my El Camino (but this time we had the engine stand in a garage instead of a van). The point is that if you have never done this before you should at least have somebody helping you who has, and hopefully it will make for some fun memories in the process. Otherwise you should probably hire a pro.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Darren Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 9:55 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Oil pump froze up   Learn by doing … open ‘er up and check her out.   Darren