Crankshaft Brad
Newbie
First post on here, but I have been lurking for awhile. I am in the process of rebuilding the 4.3 out of my ‘91 C1500 W/T with the 5- speed manual transmission. This truck has ZERO dollars in options, and was the only truck my grandfather bought brand new. I have a gasket kit already for the engine. I’ve already rebuilt the engine top to bottom, I work in a machine shop so that was the easy part.
I’m just looking to figure out what I need to do when I’m putting the engine back into my truck.
I’ve already gotten a brand new starter, alternator, water pump, belt tensioner, idler pulley, distributor, ignition coil, spark plug wires, upper and lower radiator hoses, serpentine belt, thermostat, oil pump, 0.030” oversized pistons, timing chain and camshaft gear, lifters, fan clutch, ARP main bolts, ARP rod bolts, ARP head bolts, rod bearings, main bearings, camshaft bearings, valve stem seals, power steering pump, power steering pulley, freeze plugs, oil galley plugs, and radiator.
The heads had a valve job done, the heads were surfaced, the block was bored 0.030” because of excessive ring wear, the block was lightly surfaced to square the deck, the crankshaft was ground 0.040” on the rods (I spun a rod bearing) and the mains were ground 0.010” to clean them up, the rods were fully rebuilt (one was replaced), the whole engine was balanced within a gnats @$$ with the flywheel included, the flywheel was surfaced, and the camshaft was polished.
I’m trying to make sure that when I go to drop the engine back in that I will have everything I need. (Well, at least its a nice thought that I will have everything)
Any advice is greatly appreciated! This is the first engine I have pulled and will be the first engine I re-installed.
I’m just looking to figure out what I need to do when I’m putting the engine back into my truck.
I’ve already gotten a brand new starter, alternator, water pump, belt tensioner, idler pulley, distributor, ignition coil, spark plug wires, upper and lower radiator hoses, serpentine belt, thermostat, oil pump, 0.030” oversized pistons, timing chain and camshaft gear, lifters, fan clutch, ARP main bolts, ARP rod bolts, ARP head bolts, rod bearings, main bearings, camshaft bearings, valve stem seals, power steering pump, power steering pulley, freeze plugs, oil galley plugs, and radiator.
The heads had a valve job done, the heads were surfaced, the block was bored 0.030” because of excessive ring wear, the block was lightly surfaced to square the deck, the crankshaft was ground 0.040” on the rods (I spun a rod bearing) and the mains were ground 0.010” to clean them up, the rods were fully rebuilt (one was replaced), the whole engine was balanced within a gnats @$$ with the flywheel included, the flywheel was surfaced, and the camshaft was polished.
I’m trying to make sure that when I go to drop the engine back in that I will have everything I need. (Well, at least its a nice thought that I will have everything)
Any advice is greatly appreciated! This is the first engine I have pulled and will be the first engine I re-installed.