Well, I guess I am starting my 1980 Luv engine rebuild early lol. Come to find out, its been banging on 3 cylinders for who knows how long. But, its been running descent enough to drive. I changed the oil, and the oil that came out was a thick pasty grety mud. I knew that wasn't good. Pretty dang sure I have a blown head gasket. One of the plugs had a (healy coil? I believe thats whats its called) it was sticking out of the head. So, I was banging on 3 cylinders.
I have been really excited about this truck, because I know nothing about mechanics, but have put together a coupls honda CRX's from the ground up using a manual and about 2 summers of work
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Right now, I have the valve cover off, I have the exhaust manifold off, I left the carb attached to the intake and just unbolted the intake and slid it back off the head. Right now its 8:24 a.m and balls cold outside, so I have mustard up the energy to finish working on it.
The valvs look good, but the intake gasket and exhaust gasket came apart in sever nifty pieces
lol.
I have finals tomorrow as I am a college student, but I have a week off till next quarter so I get to start cracking on my luv. This project wasn't suppose to happen now, it was suppose to wait till spring lol. Now, I am in crunch time. I need this engine rebuilt and ready to rock and roll before winter.
Since I allready have the engine tore apart, I might as well get it done right. I am on about $1,000.00 budget. Some things I know that are needing replaced:
1. Front brake pads, Rear drum brakes
2. Rear axle seals
3. New master cylinder
4. Idler arm bushings
Since this muddy thick sticky "oil" was rotting away in the engine, I have some questions I need answered ASAP so i can get some things done. This is going to be my daily driver and I want my luv to last a long time. I want her back to life.
1. Would it be a bad idea to just pull the engine out, strip it down to the block and take it in to the shop and have it cleaned and steamed to get all the nasty thick muddy oil build up out?
2. New pistons, rings, bearings, crank are relativly cheap. Keep in mind I get a 50% County discount at Napa auto parts
3. New intake and exhuast manifold. How much would new ones run me?
4. Maybe, a new carb if I can afford it. Might just get a carb rebuild kit for this Hatchi and rebuild the carb. Any thoughts?
5. Should I worry about the tranny? It looks goods. No whines or shifting issues.
Note: I guess my main concern is, just pulling the engine and have it cleaned out so it looks brand new again and then build it back up.
6. Should I go ahead and bore it 30 over? My father says it wouldn't hurt to bore it over. He says I can probably get more life out of it.
Thanks all for your help and support. I won't let my fellow luv gurus down. Just be patient with me. As I am still a child lol (27)