JeffMoss1
Jeff
Hi Guys,
I've wanted to rebuild an engine for a long time, but I've never had the opportunity or the know how. Pretty much what I did was about a year ago, I bought this Van and just screwed around with it, replacing different things, modifiying different things, and just familiarizing myself with how everything works. I really don't have much background in cars or trucks or anything, but I call myself a quick learner.
When summer hits, I'll have some free time to work more, and I want to either rebuild my engine, or buy another one (maybe with less miles) and rebuild that. I've gotten myself a stock pile of tools and stuff, so I think I'm ready.
My current engine is working quite well. It has 267k on it. It eats oil, not that quickly, but it definitly goes down (the oil pan leaks also.) I don't know it's complete history, but from what I know it's never had a bad overheating problem or anything else serious. I've had cavitation protection going for however long I've had it, but it didn't have any before me. It's pretty clean under the hood, most of what I see is just oil leaks and such that I'd hopefully get all fixed up. I'm going to send in a oil sample to that blackstone labs place to see if they can give me any more info I should know about.
Do you guys think I should take my engine out and rebuild it or do you think I should buy a different one and rebuild that one? I'm thinking that fewer miles might not be everything and how would I know if the engine that I'm buying isn't in worse condition than my current one? Any advice or where and how I should look for an engine?
~Jeff
I've wanted to rebuild an engine for a long time, but I've never had the opportunity or the know how. Pretty much what I did was about a year ago, I bought this Van and just screwed around with it, replacing different things, modifiying different things, and just familiarizing myself with how everything works. I really don't have much background in cars or trucks or anything, but I call myself a quick learner.
When summer hits, I'll have some free time to work more, and I want to either rebuild my engine, or buy another one (maybe with less miles) and rebuild that. I've gotten myself a stock pile of tools and stuff, so I think I'm ready.
My current engine is working quite well. It has 267k on it. It eats oil, not that quickly, but it definitly goes down (the oil pan leaks also.) I don't know it's complete history, but from what I know it's never had a bad overheating problem or anything else serious. I've had cavitation protection going for however long I've had it, but it didn't have any before me. It's pretty clean under the hood, most of what I see is just oil leaks and such that I'd hopefully get all fixed up. I'm going to send in a oil sample to that blackstone labs place to see if they can give me any more info I should know about.
Do you guys think I should take my engine out and rebuild it or do you think I should buy a different one and rebuild that one? I'm thinking that fewer miles might not be everything and how would I know if the engine that I'm buying isn't in worse condition than my current one? Any advice or where and how I should look for an engine?
~Jeff