engine rebuild question
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engine rebuild question
i have a 1984 f150 4x4 300 and i was wanting to rebuild it, not anyting to high performance, just reliability and good torque, i drive it every day so reliability is a must. is it something that i could do besides the machining work, i have a stand and a whole lot of time, i want to learn how to rebuild a engine because its a good thing to know how to do. any help
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Most of it is just Common Sense, such as purchasing the Correct parts & the best parts available, which are not Neccessarily the most expensive.
Make the engine breathe, Offenhauser, Fenton, etc. Intake w/ 2 or 4 Bbl. Carb. & Header w/ Dual Exhaust, That's the Easiest part of it.
What you need to do but can't do @ home is Magniflux the the Block & Head for Cracks, Then have it Ballanced & Blue Printed. This is half the battle for making sure that it stays together for a Good Long Time.
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Colonel Flashman
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Most of it is just Common Sense, such as purchasing the Correct parts & the best parts available, which are not Neccessarily the most expensive.
Make the engine breathe, Offenhauser, Fenton, etc. Intake w/ 2 or 4 Bbl. Carb. & Header w/ Dual Exhaust, That's the Easiest part of it.
What you need to do but can't do @ home is Magniflux the the Block & Head for Cracks, Then have it Ballanced & Blue Printed. This is half the battle for making sure that it stays together for a Good Long Time.
Cheers
Colonel Flashman
Red '58 Mercury M-100 Truck
Blue '58 Mercury M-100 Panel
Originally Posted by akpilz2004
i have a 1984 f150 4x4 300 and i was wanting to rebuild it, not anyting to high performance, just reliability and good torque, i drive it every day so reliability is a must. is it something that i could do besides the machining work, i have a stand and a whole lot of time, i want to learn how to rebuild a engine because its a good thing to know how to do. any help
thanks
thanks
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One of the first things you need to do is find a good machine shop. One that has a good rep and has people you can talk to and trust. Be honest with the, tell them what you want, how much you know and ask a lot of questions. A good machine shop can take care of checking your block, crank etc and letting you know what you'll need as far as machine work goes. They should also be able to order parts and give you a lot of good suggestions.
There is a book published by HP called "How To Rebuild Small Block Ford Engines" by Tom Monroe, it obviously isn't for the six but it has a lot of good info and will walk you through the rebuild.
You can do this. Take your time, plan it out the best you can, be very clean and very careful. Measure everything. Take your time, repeat. Matt.
There is a book published by HP called "How To Rebuild Small Block Ford Engines" by Tom Monroe, it obviously isn't for the six but it has a lot of good info and will walk you through the rebuild.
You can do this. Take your time, plan it out the best you can, be very clean and very careful. Measure everything. Take your time, repeat. Matt.
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After you get your parts back from the machine shop, keep everything really, REALLY clean as you assemble it. A little bit of grit can do an amazing amount of damage in the wrong place. As mattri said, pick up a basic engine book, plus you will need specs on the 300 as to proper torque settings. A Chilton's manual will have that. Just be meticulous about carefully putting things together, and use a torque wrench on all specified fasteners. Always double check everything, cuz a loose internal bolt will wipe out all your work. Pay close attention to things such as special assembly lubricants, and priming the oil pump before you start it up. You can do a better job of assembling your engine, cuz you care, and can take extra time to do it right. It's really satisfying when you fire it up!
