Yes, its true....i took autobody in highschool instead of enginge... i have 76 cheyenne Blazer. Ive got the lift, the tires, the roll cage but I blew the enging by overheating it and toasted the head gasket and something else. Anyways I have another block and all the parts to do the rebuild, gaskets, and lots of new performace stuff. kN filter charge, edlebrock intake, HP CAm kit, new carb. Anyways im wondering if anyone is in or near edmonds washington? I could hire them to help me diagnose my situation and get me on the right path, I find that I can always make the repair once someone helps me figure out whats wrong withit. im moving into a new house in End of january. I have to either fix the truck oid get rid of it before I move, and its a new house with a one of those tiny garages.
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HOW Hard is it really to rebuild a small b. 350?
- Thread starter Tayven1
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lectric80
3/4 ton status
If you blew the headgasket and most likely warped the heads, you would be able to quickly get it running by replacing the heads and gaskets. Much simpler way to get it running, then when you move to the new house, take your time building the other engine to drop in.
Building an engine isn't really that hard, it is just a matter of taking your time and doing it right. If you are in a hurry, or can't find someone close to help you, you may end up making more problems for yourself. It is very common with an overheat to warp the heads or even crack them, but if the block is intact, heads are easy to replace.
Building an engine isn't really that hard, it is just a matter of taking your time and doing it right. If you are in a hurry, or can't find someone close to help you, you may end up making more problems for yourself. It is very common with an overheat to warp the heads or even crack them, but if the block is intact, heads are easy to replace.
lak2004
1/2 ton status
Just make sure you have all the tools or access to that you will need. Also have a clean workplace and label everything.
If the heads are good, you could probably just go get them resurfaced, which would save you some money. Either that or find someone that has a good set laying around they want to get rid of.
If money isn't holding you back from building another one, and you've got a block already machined, pistons hung on the rods, etc., then you would probably be best off throwing a new engine together the way you want instead of spending money on two motors, one you won't keep.
I'll PM you.
If money isn't holding you back from building another one, and you've got a block already machined, pistons hung on the rods, etc., then you would probably be best off throwing a new engine together the way you want instead of spending money on two motors, one you won't keep.
I'll PM you.
mr250twostroke
1/2 ton status
A little hijack here-I am in a very similar situation (no move pending, just need heated vehicle back) and could use help
too.
At the very least my drivers side headgsaket blew
and left me this:
I went to Borders yesterday to find a sbc rebuild book but they were all high performance related. Can anyone recommend a good guide for doing a head change for the 1st timer? Hijack off.
To bad your not on the south end. Id say AAA your rig here and lets do this side by side (got plenty of room). I used to live up there behind Dougs Hummer
.
Good luck,
Dustin
too. At the very least my drivers side headgsaket blew
and left me this:
I went to Borders yesterday to find a sbc rebuild book but they were all high performance related. Can anyone recommend a good guide for doing a head change for the 1st timer? Hijack off.
To bad your not on the south end. Id say AAA your rig here and lets do this side by side (got plenty of room). I used to live up there behind Dougs Hummer
.Good luck,
Dustin
Rubuilding a 350 or doing a head is not hard, its make sure you did it right part that matters. That being said head gaskets go for a reason and usually require some head resurface to make right again.
A book on building high performance if it covers the basics then it will work. A older chiltons manual or one that covers your year will work for the general rebuild. All this considered you hopefully have some good machanical ability to start anyway.
We could probally talk either of you through the whole process on the forum if you weren't in a rush to get it done. Heck a few minutes on the phone would work too.
A book on building high performance if it covers the basics then it will work. A older chiltons manual or one that covers your year will work for the general rebuild. All this considered you hopefully have some good machanical ability to start anyway.
We could probally talk either of you through the whole process on the forum if you weren't in a rush to get it done. Heck a few minutes on the phone would work too.
mr250twostroke
1/2 ton status
Im game and able I believe. Thats kinda my understanding as well, not to tough, just make sure its right. I posted in the region section for help on this but am getting started today as best I can. As for time frame-sooner the better but will take whatever time necessary to do this. Any and all help is seriously appreciated. Any phone #'s pm'd to me would be used w/total respect and appreciated as well.
Tayven1, sorry your having these problems as well but thank you for your thread and sorry for the intrusion. Hopefully we'll learn this x 2 and kill our birds w/this stone (thread).
Thanks,
Dustin
p.s. I did resize the pic in photobucket for message boards. Not sure what happened? Sorry.
Tayven1, sorry your having these problems as well but thank you for your thread and sorry for the intrusion. Hopefully we'll learn this x 2 and kill our birds w/this stone (thread).
Thanks,
Dustin
p.s. I did resize the pic in photobucket for message boards. Not sure what happened? Sorry.
Cowboy_80
1/2 ton status
All you need is a Chilton and the right tools. Building an engine is easy, you can get it tore apart and back together in a day if you don't care about specs. Plasti-gauge is your friend, use it. Definitely get a Chiltons though. All of the specifications are there. There's a lot that you need to pay attention to, but assuming that you have everything you need, don't run into any problems, and don't get interrupted, this would be a nice weekend project. But, since nothing works perfectly, plan on two weekends. Collect all of the parts first. Once you get into a rhythm it sucks to break it.
It wouldn't hurt to get the number of a couple of guys on here that do this for a living. If you're not able to find anyone, shoot me a pm. I don't remember specs off the top of my head, but I'm good for all else.
It wouldn't hurt to get the number of a couple of guys on here that do this for a living. If you're not able to find anyone, shoot me a pm. I don't remember specs off the top of my head, but I'm good for all else.
Thank you so much everyone for your advice. My biggest problem is after I got the rig back its been in my driveway for 5 months while I "figured out" what to do, I thought they were well covered but after finally loading them into my garage i have a bit of rust to get rid of. And I cant quite remember what he said was exactly the problem to begin with. Either way im going to start cleaning up the work area and dig into stufff tonight. I will be Posting ALOT over the next couple days...and yes I am pretty good at working on stuff and using tools to do part swapping. I just dont know alot about diagnostics or what looks good and what looks bad. I got a pretty cool step by step book with lots of Pics, Hopefully that helps. it has all the specs too
