Working on Engines

[Sharp shooter]

I used to do all of my own engine r&r until I had enough money to pay the pros.

Spending time in the garage with dad and reading HotRod magazines helped me learn basics. My first rebuild was a 302 ford my dad needed rebuilt for his '57 Ranchero. This was back in 1982. My high school auto shop teacher let me do the rebuild in class. Back then, year 2 auto shop was a 2 hour class. I remember feeling like I wasn't learning much in there because I had already been exposed to most of the curriculum.

The k boat engine is a learning curve that I'm still working on. Tuning is an art that I may never master, but I'm paying attention when the pros are helping me.

[SBS933]

Are you aware this is skirting to be "tech" thread?
Are you aware there is no "tech" forum here? Like politics, there is a reason for that. So get the posts in fast, and try not to get too "techie" before it gets locked down, or hidden, or deleted, or what ever is they do with prohibited threads.

Should start a Tech section where the Gurus could help a kid save a buck or two. The problem lies with computers and Jap cars, the youth cannot get their hands on the cars we used to buy for $200-$500 bucks and throw an oversized bearing on the rod and take a chick to the beach as many times as you could before you spun it. That's were all the basic knowledge of timing and valve train would come in.

[Rock_Bottom]

I work on all my own stuff. Started learning buy rebuilding my old 2 stroke Dirtbike with my dad when I was real young. Learned a lot from him. And also from taking things apart and seeing how it works. But 80% of my friends mechanically inclined so I've learned a lot over the years. Actually just replaced a valve cover gasket on my boat right now😀 and waiting for all the oil to drain out so I can change it, it's a very slow proses waiting for 10 quarts to dripp out lol



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[Rock_Bottom]

Oops idk how that pic of cpk got in there 😁😂


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[Sharp shooter]

it's a very slow proses waiting for 10 quarts to dripp out lol

It drains faster when it's warmed up a bit.

[Rock_Bottom]

It drains faster when it's warmed up a bit.

Ya it is cause we just did the timing on it right before and it's still taking forever hah just gonna let it sit over night eff it hah


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[SBS933]

Ya it is cause we just did the timing on it right before and it's still taking forever hah just gonna let it sit over night eff it hah


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Molasses unless your at the river in the summer.

[gn7]

Disconnect the oil pressure line and stick in a 5 gallon jug and light the bitch off. When it spits, shut it off.
Won't tell you told me that, but I do it, there is 35 lbs of pressure in the block right till it spits.

[SBS933]

Disconnect the oil pressure line and stick in a 5 gallon jug and light the bitch off. When it spits, shut it off.
Won't tell you told me that, but I do it, there is 35 lbs of pressure in the block right till it spits.

35 lbs. aint too bad. I'll give it a shot.

[hpboats83]

Weren't we talking about a class on the basics of engine building a couple years ago? What ever happened with that?

I've started threads exactly like this a few times and in one of them we were talking about some sort of a class.