Engine Rebuilding... a couple questions

[tim]

Originally Posted by Jakey

Do you have experience with it?
http://www.schaefferoil.com/motor_oils.html

Highschool shop teacher swears by it. It is the ONLY thing he will run in his diffs, engine, trans. He has a late 80s sururban with 350+k(that was when I graduated in summer of 03) and still had the original engine/trans/diffs. Used it to haul cars all over the country with it too. I have never used it but those who have seem to swear by it.



But anyway, Thor06, if you are doubting yourself on this build I would atleast pay someone who knows what they are doing to look over your shoulder during the build. In my opinion, building an engine is fairly simple, you just have to have the proper knowledge and tools to get it done correctly.

[Thor06]

Wow, thanks guys. I have searched and read for a long time and didnt even get close to that much useful info, thanks to all contributing members.

I have thought a lot about the tune. I am definately planning on having link and a few guages to keep an eye on shit from the time it first starts up. Think I should just run it on the stock tune from the get go, or is there a baseline tune I should use instead?

Thanks for clearing up the vac pull thing for me. So after the vac pulls do you guys just drive it like normal?

Whew, I am excited for this build. This poor car isnt going to fucking get done until about the summer I get out of school (I am a freshman now) but its going to be a fun road there. As much as I want to do this myself, I am starting to get nervous and if she blows again its either getting parked for a very long time or parted so I may have to just get it professionally done. I still gotta get the bitch out of the donor car though.

[Thor06]

I've never heard of Schaeffer oil so I cant hardly imagine me putting it in the car with out quite a few recommedations from well respected DSMers.

Tim, I think that is a good idea. I'm not worried about my mechanical abilities, but seeing as how I've never done it before I cant be too careful. I want to build this myself for a couple reasons, one being money but also because I have always wanted to do and it would be good experience for the future. Its not so much the money though, if I really didnt think I could pull it off I would just save a bit longer. Again, thanks everyone for their input, I appreciate it.

[Super Bleeder!!]

Steve hill started selling quality stock rebuilds with good parts for 1k out the door i believe.