the 215ci
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Hey Buff ( He he Buff ( Air force Joke )) The 215 not that bad for a rebuilt.. And In some cases U can do a gen. rebuilt on them with a min amount of tools.. What your plans on it? Keeping it stock or hyping it out?
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Rev. Silva, Mark J
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Rev. Silva, Mark J
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if it is possible to rebuild i will probably keep it and give it a little more spunk but it has been sittin for 15 years. What should be my first steps in the rebuild process or wat is the rebuild process of an old inline six?
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Originally Posted by Madathlon
Frist, Is it free? If so do a compression check..
As far as the rebuild goes, there are folks that have done, and are doing, that sort of thing all the time. I expect you'll get a lot of ideas. In my case, I took it to a machine shop and they:
1. Hot-dipped and bead blasted everything to clean it up.
2. Checked the block, crank, and heads for cracks.
3. Remachined the block (bored cylinders, flattened decks, line bored bearings, etc.).
4. Remachined the heads (new valve seats and guides, flattened the deck surface, etc.)
5. Port matched the intake and block.
6. Replaced any moving parts or bearings that were worn out or damaged. For my 272, the only things we SAVED were the block, heads, rods, and rocker arm rod stands. Everything else was badly worn, cracked, or toasted.
You may not have to do a complete rebuild - it depends on the condition of the engine and how long you want to keep it. Madathlon's suggestion of a compression check is a great start to get a general feel for the engine condition.
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yes earl I mean not stuck.. The first basic thing are Compression, Spaek, Fuel.. If U have thies Items than U have a good start.. If something not working than U need to decide what it is worth to U to fix.. If it is stuck than looking for another Engine from someone who maybe pulling out a 215 to upgrade would be a choice.. Much cheaper than a repower.. and easyer to do.. Lest see some pics a of ur treasure 
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I rebuilt my 215 about twenty five years ago. I'm back working on it again while I do a total restore of the truck. All the parts needed to fix it up are still available. I've even found some parts for beeter prices from the local auto store that are less expensive than the catalog places. If you're trying to do an absolutely stock motor, you might want to verify that some of the miscelleneous pieces on what you have are the ones that came with the motor. I've discovered that before I owned my truck, previous owner(s) had put some 223 parts on...like five blade fan, valve cover, later model air cleaner. None of these are big deals. Kevin's got a website where he's documenting the whole restoration process. His research into the "53 has been a tremendous help to me and my own "53 project. Welcome to the forum.
p.s. if you run across a "53 oil bath air cleaner, let me know. Thanks, jvmcc
p.s. if you run across a "53 oil bath air cleaner, let me know. Thanks, jvmcc