Guess I'm into it now

[SASKCHEYENNE75]

Spent about a month soaking and trying to loosen a stuck 350 sbc in my new to me 74 Chev C20. From what I can tell the motor is original and likely never been out of the truck. I was unable to get it free so decided to pull it out of the truck. After some swearing and a lot of mess it actually came out fairly easy. I'm pretty new to this but certainly don't mind getting my hands dirty. I'll open it up and see where we're at.....here are some pics

 

[Radiohead]

Welcome!

I admire your spirit. Especially being newly indoctrinated into squares. It isn't rocket surgery but there are some things you will need to adhere to if you want success. The brain trust here is deep and wide, and most are willing to help walk you through this. But pictures are a must.

Oh boy, you are in deep now. Lol. Keep us updated on what you find.

 

[Normmus]

Nice job getting it out, are you going to rebuild it?

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Spent about a month soaking and trying to loosen a stuck 350 sbc in my new to me 74 Chev C20. From what I can tell the motor is original and likely never been out of the truck. I was unable to get it free so decided to pull it out of the truck. After some swearing and a lot of mess it actually came out fairly easy. I'm pretty new to this but certainly don't mind getting my hands dirty. I'll open it up and see where we're at.....here are some pics

Yup looks like 50 years of grime to me lolol

 

[ali_c20]

Valve train and top of block don't look bad.
Interested what you gonna find when you tear it down.

 

[Fat 454]

I know I keep promo-ing this guy on you tube ( Uncle Tony's Garage ), but watch this video to help in freeing the rotating assembly ..

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[SASKCHEYENNE75]

Nice job getting it out, are you going to rebuild it?

Yep thats the plan!

 

[SASKCHEYENNE75]

Here are some updated photos after pulling it apart. 2 pistons were quite stuck in the bores but I was able to get them free and removed them all. Crank is quite clean. Underside of the heads is another story..yikes! Obviously had some moisture.

 

[Dejure]

It's been fifty years since my days of rolling under my step side and pulling the tranny with nothing more than a ratchet and some end wrenches. Too, just as long since a rebuild of my 250, and all the tuning and repairs that went with making it one of the most dependable rigs I've owned, then and since.

Welcome to that world. You are in company, so to speak. Hell, I have a 250 in the bed waiting for my attention, and I haven't even put a short block back together for that fifty mentioned.