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For enlightment purposes, here's how I mounted the engine on the stand. I used hardened bolts, grade 10.9. My engine hoist package used 8.8.

I also have come up this morning with another thought about the prior engine failure. I see the rust inside the block so much clearer through the light of the photo flash, and I would suggest that this block never should have been used before hot tanking. A lot of time and expense would have been saved by doing it right the first time. This block was doomed to fail from the sloughing off of the rust scale and subsequent oil galley blockage.





The hardened bolts were size 10mm-1.25 x 80mm. They cost almost $3 each. I needed three; the fourth bolt goes through the top starter mount and can be any type with a nut.

It's kinda like wearing eye protection; this is toe protection.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

Man, that engine is going to look better than a new one. I hope you plan on detailing the engine area, before you install your "new" engine. Be a shame to stick that beautiful engine in a "dirty" engine bay. No offense, just a thought. Hate to wait for warm weather. I want to work on my truck in the worst way, and Mother Nature seems to be throwing everything at us out here. Of course, the weather seems to be real nice when I'm at work. My turn will come, however, there won't be any pictures, maybe a couple of before and after, what do you think.
Congratulations, John, so far you've done a fantastic job on your engine restoration.

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1980 Chevy Luv 4x4 Mikado
the "Ole Man from Spokane"

Thank you Dan. Yes it would be a shame not to at least clean it up. Yes, I plan to spend some time in there. It will be beautiful.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

Hey John I believe that rust you are seeing is in the water jackets hence could not make it into the oil gallery.

Hi 74-MIKADO, I surmise that this block should have been cleaned in a hot tank, as when I first got it there was a lot of water in the engine. The photos above show the crankcase after a couple hundred miles of driving, and I am soon to have another block to compare this engine crankcase to when I get the block from the machine shop next week. Do you see how heavily rusted the engine crankcase is? I don't doubt that the bearing material was the main clog in the galley, but the rust couldn't have helped. It's probable that a series of circumstances created the engine failure, not a singular one. If it was obvious I would be quite content but I did a careful job the first time around, just not careful enough. This time is going to be very intense. Enjoy the ride, and thanks for all your feedback.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

What is protection?.. I WASN'T Doin' anything out of the norm My eye is fine...got some new contacts and ready to rock. Going to be a long one today as well. I get to continue to cut up a ford!

The moral of this story is exam everything thoroughly and always use protection.

I believe in the searching to find out what went wrong in the situations yet I believe you just need to block it out of your mind for now and approach this new build with extream caution without rattling your nerves. Does Lisa deliver to GA when it comes to pizza? 30 min or less or your pizza is free? If you do everything a thoroughly as you have been so far with god willing nothing should go wrong. Good luck John and hopefully I can rant with you later right now it's back to cutting!

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Eye protection is for pussies...just weld, grind, or cut with your eyes closed...untill you run out of fingers.

Then they give these cool metal ones that last longer....but then nose-picking for some rednecks could be a problem...lol

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FIAA!

SFPP!

Yeah well whatever. I am blind in one eye allready and use to think the same thinng until I had a piece of grinding slag hit my good eye. needless to say was lost. I ended up having it taken out and it left a rust ring. My good eye has not been the same since.
Always wear eye glasses now.
Better safe than sorry.

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Too much to do and not enough time or money!
Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

Hey...I was just kidding.

I always wear eye protection. I had all the wires from a wire wheel, rust chunks, dirt, grease, fuel splashes, chemical spills, welding flash burns, and paint chips in my eyes that I ever wanted a long tme ago.

I only wish I'd been as careful with my ears around power tools, guns, and when I was in the military...but I'm damn lucky the damage is only minimal.

Now I wear hearing protection too.

Ha , know about the ears. Years of playing music has all but killed mine. I couldn't hear a water pump or belt squeal if I had too. Constantly ringing all the time. Old age has a lot to do with it too LOL

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Too much to do and not enough time or money!
Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

I wouldn't write another word in this forum if I didn't think it was going to do some good.

I remember going to SSCC, and early in the course, in fact during the first two weeks, we had a movie. It was a movie about a typical middle class guy with a family. He went to work one day. He wasn't paying much attention to taking care of himself, and all of the sudden something got in his eyes. He was rushed to the hospital, but they couldn't save his eyesight. He had to go back to his family blind, and never got to see his beautiful wife or children again. That's about all I remember of it, but it was bone chillin' the way they ran it, and when the movie was finished nobody said a word. We all wore our safety glasses after that.

Safety in the workplace is a very serious subject. Perhaps even more so if you're out working alone. One mishap, and the damage is done. I encourage us all to always, always be safe. Protective gear usually helps you do a better quality job anyway. And Shawn you got a gorgeous girl to look at so wear that eye protection! Thank you for your PM you sent earlier. It's good to have all of you around, and I hope we all do well.

Taz, tell your wife N. to give you an extra ten lashes with the switch! You got a great shop, and you'd best be safe. Maybe a few welts would do you some good!!

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

My mom , my dad, my grandma, and my grandpa took care of wupping my hind-end when I was growin' up pretty well John, and Nancie is a good ole' strong dependable former Iowa farm girl. and she definitely keeps me in check.

Because trust me...The Tazman ain't no walk in the park for no wimpy little whiney sissy girl...and like my grandpa told me when I was just a little Tazzy boy:

"Young man - choosing a women is like choosing a horse - sure you can pick the gentle tame one with no spirit to speak of - but the ride sure as hell will be boring."

Lets just say it ain't likely I'm ever goin' to get bored...and leave it at that...lol

Hey John, work was crazy this last week and I'm just now catching up on the progress.

Nice hoist. And remember when your all done you could maybe sell it on E Bay or Craigslist to help pay the eng. bill.

Also, now that the eng. is out, spend another $20 and get a new throw out bearing and a pilot bearing for the clutch. It's a lot easier to do it now than it is to pull the eng again later just for a $20 part.

While the crank is at the shop have them pull the old pilot bearing out for you, because you need a special small puller to get it out. You can use a socket as a driver to put the new one in.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

It sounds like a match made in heaven, and I'm just glad to have met you and and Nancie. I know you're a great guy, and I always hope we can be friends. I am using parts from the engine you gave me, the crank, the main bearing caps, and the piston rods. For us LUV folks who care about these beautiful machines, it's just like a living, breathing thing. A member of our family. Having the heart and soul of a machine given to me by you and Nancie is like getting an organ transplant, and has bonded us in a way that will always make me regard you as the best of the best. I feel the same way about Catman, and BlackLuv80, and Eric Q, and DBest, and Nascar44, and Dottie, and Farmer Joe, and Rondog, and Gs11x, and Stephenhj, and Litemup, and mytmouz, and TJWhite, and 74-MIKADO, and RPOZ11, and 800xl. There are others too. All of you encouraged me and inspired me to do something with myself besides just sitting around being pathetic, and for all that I feel enormous gratitude. To Ben, who is behind the scenes, giving us this forum, I thank, because none of this would even be happening if it wasn't for LUVTruck.com.

I am facing the most exciting time of all this week. There is a newly machined block to pick up, a reground crank, new pistons, new chrome rings, new head gasket, and it's all coming together inside on an engine stand!! I'm going to be photographing like heavy, and you all just enjoy the ride.


Tools are ready/Pilot bearing, thrustwashers, and clutch throwout bearing.


These are molychrome-plated rings for $70 from PartsAmerica. I ordered at Schucks, so they arrived in two days.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

Photobucket just sent out a mass email. It reads:

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FIAA!

SFPP!

That must have been a misprint or a typographical error.

It should have read:

"Due to the overwhelming size of the guy in the pictures of a luv rebuild, all of our photohosting servers are full. We here at photobucket believe though that the engine will be indeed better than a new one, in spite of the guy doing the work, and wish anyone that rides in the truck with the the rebuilder good luck."

LOL...

Everybody, you take a look. Who's the big guy here?

And Drummer man, you must be fibbing, cause I woulda got the e-mail too. 'Sides there are millions of photos going in...mine are just a drop in the Photobucket. I'm glad you're enjoying the show though.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.