383

[hotrod24]

yea i told them i would tear it down and bring it in and i ask how much it was and they told me that

[frogman68]

yea i told them i would tear it down and bring it in and i ask how much it was and they told me that

Hopefully there is more than one machine shop in your area

[eventhorizon66]

That seems very steep, shop around and be very clear with what you want.  I'd buy and read that book I recommended before continuing.  He offers alot of advice on machining the block, what's needed and what's not and where there's some hidden power.

[hotrod24]

yea i hope there is but yea i am going to buy that book and get some more info on this

thanks

[hotrod24]

whats up guys well i have been working my butt off on the bank so i can have a nice place to work on the truck anyway the other day while i was taking a brake i took one of the valve covers off and there was some light rust on the inside of the head but i know it will become more then light so i was thinking maybe take the heads off and tear it down or just cover it up or put some rust remover on it?

[ccz145a]

The rust will be taken care of when the parts are tanked. Just take the covers off and pour some oil on it and close it back up. Don't tear it down until right before you take it to the machine shop unless your going to do something specific like check condition of important parts.

[hotrod24]

thanks the rockers and rods have a little rust on them the oil should help

[hotrod24]

hey whats up well i got my 383 crank to turn with a bracker bar lol anyway i want to try and get to turn over but first i need to put a carb on it and change the spark plugs and try and get the distributor working some how and change spark plug wires and it should start maybe so how do would i do this?

please help

[joesgarage71]

 Oh Boy

[hotrod24]

yea i know its a big one lol i know how to change everything its just the wiring and doing it with the motor out of the truck

[hotrod24]

ok first thing how do i test my starter to see if it is working like it should?

[team39763]

The Jeep I was working on had been sitting in a field with the hood open for several years, then sat in my neighbor's yard for a few months.  He let his goats and chickens poop all in and over it.  There was poop in the motor and tons of berry seeds and leaves in the intake.  I asked around and everybody told me to just clean what I could and then run it and change the oil a few times.  It looked about like yours did in the pics, but after blowing out the intake trash, it ran pretty good.
I'm not sure how to test the starter though.  Good luck with it man.

[hotrod24]

yea it has been sitting for about hmm 6 years but it run very well when it was in my cousins blazer so i am going to tune it up change the oil a few times like you said and see how it does along with a cylinder leakage test and that should do it and this is how it sits now not much has changed tho

thanks for the reply

[hotrod24]

ok in the middle of getting ready to take the cab off and waiting on some of my buddys i thought i would check the 383 out so i took the intake and valve covers off. well i dont think it is that a bad a little rust on the push rods and rockers only thing that has alot of rust is the heads but i think when i start it up that will be taken care of i hope.







 







 

[hotrod24]

So what do yall think? good or bad?