RailRiderHD
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- Joined
- Dec 12, 2010
- Posts
- 268
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Hastings, NE
- First Name
- Adam
- Truck Year
- 1982
- Truck Model
- K5 blazer
- Engine Size
- 350
Ok guys, as posted in the intro section i just recently bought a 1982 Chevy K20.. it's a 350, manual tranny, well i bought it no problems, ran great at the guys house, ran great on test drive, ran great for 40 miles into my trip. (mind you he tells me it is a fresh rebuild)...then the dreaded knock began. Well I got it trailered home and finally tore into it this week, we got the motor pulled and tore down to the block, first we found a cylinder with a broken compression ring, next cylinder had a broken piston and the last cylinder had a bad rod bearing, got it all torn down and I believe the block is ok, atleast will need honed maybe bored but as far as i can tell the motor has never been rebuilt. From researching the numbers on the block i came up with the fact it is an 87-95 TBI 350, 2 bolt main out of an HD pickup. I am planning on sending it to the machine shop this week and then rebuilding it on my own. This is my first rebuild and honestly the first time i've torn down a motor, i am a former body man so that is where most of my knowledge lies. I guess my question is should i stick with the motor i have or try and go to a different motor. this is assuming my block is good.