GoodDwrecktions
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Bought a boat that sat for 10 years and surprise the plugs were left out and the engine was left full of water so it was seized.
I pulled the engine out and tore it down and took the block and heads to the machine shop.
**The intention is to do a stock rebuild... Not create a powerhouse that drinks fuel for an expensive hobby**
The result:
3 holes would need to be sleeved and the block is cracked.
Cylinder heads are cracked and unusable.
So now:
I'm left hunting around for 350 small block chev cores but there's so much variation and no clarity at all on what block and heads my 96 actually has. The idea is to find a core. Get it machined and build this engine.
The question:
What block do I need? What block was this thing actually? (I've found a 87 with two bolt mains out of a pick up the centre intake manifold bolts are angled, Is this what I'm looking for? Or not exactly?)
What heads do I need? Pre vortec... New style or old style. What year range or style was actually on my original engine. I don't want to have to buy a different intake manifold.
Any other advice is of course welcomed.
Engine info (original)
Serial#: 0F608430
Model#457B100JS
Thank You!
Derek
I pulled the engine out and tore it down and took the block and heads to the machine shop.
**The intention is to do a stock rebuild... Not create a powerhouse that drinks fuel for an expensive hobby**
The result:
3 holes would need to be sleeved and the block is cracked.
Cylinder heads are cracked and unusable.
So now:
I'm left hunting around for 350 small block chev cores but there's so much variation and no clarity at all on what block and heads my 96 actually has. The idea is to find a core. Get it machined and build this engine.
The question:
What block do I need? What block was this thing actually? (I've found a 87 with two bolt mains out of a pick up the centre intake manifold bolts are angled, Is this what I'm looking for? Or not exactly?)
What heads do I need? Pre vortec... New style or old style. What year range or style was actually on my original engine. I don't want to have to buy a different intake manifold.
Any other advice is of course welcomed.
Engine info (original)
Serial#: 0F608430
Model#457B100JS
Thank You!
Derek