ChrisAU
War Damn Eagle
Welp, the title says it all. After months of building and fixing, I am still not confident in my powerplant.
Current problems:
Discovered knock sensor was unplugged, appears to have been for some time. Harness is rotted and needs replacing and I would guess the sensor does too.
Perhaps related, it has a healthy knock for 5-10 seconds at startup that goes away.
Idles rough on start-up for about 40-45 seconds.
Idles rough at redlights once warmed up and at a stop for 30 seconds or so.
Is leaking oil at either (or both) the rear main seal and/or where intake meets block. I did the intake manifold gaskets back in November, appears I didn't do the best job with the RTV on the rear of the block IF that is where the leak is.
Leaking coolant from the heater hose "fitting" on the manifold...I put the " because the PO put a damn piece of threaded pipe there and I strongly believe they cross-threaded it and ruined the aluminum, I absolutely could not get it out of the manifold when I had the manifold off for the intake gasket job.
Probably the biggest problem is that I now have nowhere to work on my truck a lot because I just moved into an apartment, nice ones at that who will NOT take kindly to me spilling oil and antifreeze everywhere.
I think I just want it completely torn down and rebuilt by a professional, I know of a shop here in Birmingham that has great reviews and does a lot of these.
What I don't know is what to ask for. I know I want reliability and strength first and foremost, with performance coming second. This is not a DD and it does not have to be fast, I just want it to be super reliable.
How much should a comprehensive engine rebuild be?
To solve the intake problem I think I'll get an Edelbrock 3704 Performer Manifold.
Any sensor that hasn't been replaced already will be replaced with a new Delphi unit.
I don't want it leaking anything anymore and I want it to be good to go for at least 100k more miles, which I honestly probably won't put on it in its life, and I plan on keeping it forever!
Current problems:
Discovered knock sensor was unplugged, appears to have been for some time. Harness is rotted and needs replacing and I would guess the sensor does too.
Perhaps related, it has a healthy knock for 5-10 seconds at startup that goes away.
Idles rough on start-up for about 40-45 seconds.
Idles rough at redlights once warmed up and at a stop for 30 seconds or so.
Is leaking oil at either (or both) the rear main seal and/or where intake meets block. I did the intake manifold gaskets back in November, appears I didn't do the best job with the RTV on the rear of the block IF that is where the leak is.
Leaking coolant from the heater hose "fitting" on the manifold...I put the " because the PO put a damn piece of threaded pipe there and I strongly believe they cross-threaded it and ruined the aluminum, I absolutely could not get it out of the manifold when I had the manifold off for the intake gasket job.
Probably the biggest problem is that I now have nowhere to work on my truck a lot because I just moved into an apartment, nice ones at that who will NOT take kindly to me spilling oil and antifreeze everywhere.
I think I just want it completely torn down and rebuilt by a professional, I know of a shop here in Birmingham that has great reviews and does a lot of these.
What I don't know is what to ask for. I know I want reliability and strength first and foremost, with performance coming second. This is not a DD and it does not have to be fast, I just want it to be super reliable.
How much should a comprehensive engine rebuild be?
To solve the intake problem I think I'll get an Edelbrock 3704 Performer Manifold.
Any sensor that hasn't been replaced already will be replaced with a new Delphi unit.
I don't want it leaking anything anymore and I want it to be good to go for at least 100k more miles, which I honestly probably won't put on it in its life, and I plan on keeping it forever!
