Rebuild help
10-28-2004, 10:01 PM
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Rebuild help
I am rebuilding my 85 22re. It cleaned at .030 over and I am going to pick up my block and head from the machine shop tomorrow. Anyone have any advice or problems they ran into when assembling the block or anything else with the rebuild. Thanks in advance
10-28-2004, 10:20 PM
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I had the machine shop build up the short block because they do this all the time and added little to the cost. Plus I've never use plastiguage etc. When I got it back everything was prelubed and the rest of the assembly went great. I did rent an engine stand, The 360 swivel sure made getting the oil pan on easy. I went thru this deal about 1 year ago. Some advice I got and used was gaskecinch not rtv, oem head gasket, new head bolts. Run 30 weight oil in crankcase and plain distilled water in cooling system for 500 miles. This help set rings and the water is not as wet as coolant so it won't seep past new seals
HTH
if you get stuck or need some more advice let me know
I'm sure others will chime in
Cheers and happy wrenching
Nathan
HTH
if you get stuck or need some more advice let me know
I'm sure others will chime in
Cheers and happy wrenching
Nathan
10-28-2004, 10:27 PM
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get some good quality tools if you dont have them alreay.. i did an engine swap on my truck last year... and had some crappy tools... they got the job done..... but i would have saved so many bloody knuckles and tons of time had i been able t odo it right the first time...
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I made sure to put plenty of oil on the bearings/crank journals, pistons/pin bushings...pretty much everything that moves. Common knowledge probably, just a reminder. Use loctite on the flywheel bolts.
I wrapped the timing chain tensioner once with a THIN piece of wire hooked at one end to compress it so the top gear goes on easier. You have to set it up so the wire hangs out the bottom of the cover 6" or so. After the gear is bolted on, just give the wire a tug and it'll come right out. Make sure not to pinch the wire behind the t-cover when you bolt it on.
Then bolt on the pan and crack a beer.
I used too heavy a guage wire one time and had to "fashion" a tool to reach in there to unbend the hook I made.
I wrapped the timing chain tensioner once with a THIN piece of wire hooked at one end to compress it so the top gear goes on easier. You have to set it up so the wire hangs out the bottom of the cover 6" or so. After the gear is bolted on, just give the wire a tug and it'll come right out. Make sure not to pinch the wire behind the t-cover when you bolt it on.
Then bolt on the pan and crack a beer. I used too heavy a guage wire one time and had to "fashion" a tool to reach in there to unbend the hook I made.
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