Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
12-21-2004 | 02:10 PM
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Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
Actually just trying to learn things... and eventually maybe one day I can rebuild a boat motor, ive done plenty of work to little goped motors and nitro rc car motors, but im trying to learn about boats.
12-21-2004 | 06:05 PM
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From: medellin colombia, pablo escobar's lil town
Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
buy smokey yunicks book then buy john lingenfelteers book then tear it apart and add 20k cuz your gonna want to make big power after that. there is also a great book on "how to hot rod BBC" it tells you the basics and will piont you in the right direction. ratman
12-21-2004 | 06:19 PM
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Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
I've been doing engines for 30 years and I'm still learning.
Read everything you can get your hands on. Then try to sort out the crap from the good information by talking with the people that know what they're doing. You'll know them when you meet them.
By the way, stay away from the clowns in North Carolina that claim to know all about marine engines.
Read everything you can get your hands on. Then try to sort out the crap from the good information by talking with the people that know what they're doing. You'll know them when you meet them.
By the way, stay away from the clowns in North Carolina that claim to know all about marine engines.
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12-21-2004 | 06:39 PM
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Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
Originally Posted by Crazyhorse
I've been doing engines for 30 years and I'm still learning.
Read everything you can get your hands on. Then try to sort out the crap from the good information by talking with the people that know what they're doing. You'll know them when you meet them.
By the way, stay away from the clowns in North Carolina that claim to know all about marine engines.
Read everything you can get your hands on. Then try to sort out the crap from the good information by talking with the people that know what they're doing. You'll know them when you meet them.
By the way, stay away from the clowns in North Carolina that claim to know all about marine engines.
Heck, I would like to see him learning some stuff about boats when he was YOUNGER, key word---YOUNGER haha
Just playin man.
12-22-2004 | 06:42 AM
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Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
Originally Posted by Crazyhorse
I've been doing engines for 30 years and I'm still learning.
Read everything you can get your hands on. Then try to sort out the crap from the good information by talking with the people that know what they're doing. You'll know them when you meet them.
By the way, stay away from the clowns in North Carolina that claim to know all about marine engines.
Read everything you can get your hands on. Then try to sort out the crap from the good information by talking with the people that know what they're doing. You'll know them when you meet them.
By the way, stay away from the clowns in North Carolina that claim to know all about marine engines.
12-22-2004 | 09:27 AM
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Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
Get someone to give ya and old 350 motor just to tear down.Try and find someone near ya and just hang out and watch them go thru a motor. Ya can pick up a lot of stuff this way . stuff ya cant learn in books.
There are alot of good books out on how to Hot rod ,blue print ,rebuild engins etc
There are alot of good books out on how to Hot rod ,blue print ,rebuild engins etc
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12-22-2004 | 03:16 PM
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Re: Basic things about rebuilding an engine?
Originally Posted by sutphen30
first,i'm already over the hill at 42,, 
at least i feel like that.i got started at 11yrs old when my dad throw me a chrysler 2 barrel and told me to take it apart.read alot and come up here in the spring time,you can help me rig my boat for the efi whipple motors.then we'll go for a ride.read and then try and apply,,might have to get yourself a part time job at a local small engine repair shop,that will get you the basics.big or small,all the engines work the same,except 2 strokes and wankels,there another story.good luck and take me up on my offer,you won't regret it.
at least i feel like that.i got started at 11yrs old when my dad throw me a chrysler 2 barrel and told me to take it apart.read alot and come up here in the spring time,you can help me rig my boat for the efi whipple motors.then we'll go for a ride.read and then try and apply,,might have to get yourself a part time job at a local small engine repair shop,that will get you the basics.big or small,all the engines work the same,except 2 strokes and wankels,there another story.good luck and take me up on my offer,you won't regret it.Hopefully I can learn some things if I ever get a chance to watch someone work on a motor up there haha.
