Building Chevy 4.3 liter V6 - 1994 with balance shaft
(→TECH STUFF ABOUT THE 1994 4.3l V6) |
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'''CRANK REMOVAL''' | '''CRANK REMOVAL''' | ||
| − | By removing the crank and the main bearing caps I can put the block back upside and it will rest on the base nicely for transport. To remove the crank crack all the bolts on the caps and remove them. I again kept them in the order I have removed them from. Clean and check the bearing surface. The crank has no discolorations which is a good sign. Seems that it never overheated somewhere. The bearings show normal wear for a 120'000 miles engine. Once all the caps were off I found one with a scratch through about 100 degrees of the lower half of the bearing. The small debris embedded itself into the soft bearing surface and did not scratch the crank as | + | By removing the crank and the main bearing caps I can put the block back back upside and it will rest on the base nicely for transport. To remove the crank, crack all the bolts on the caps and remove them. I again kept them in the order I have removed them from. Clean and check the bearing surface. The crank has no discolorations which is a good sign. Seems that it never overheated somewhere. The bearings show normal wear for a 120'000 miles engine. Once all the caps were off I found one with a scratch through about 100 degrees of the lower half of the bearing. The small debris embedded itself into the soft bearing surface and did not scratch the crank as the bearing is supposed to. This is one of the reasons for a soft surface. Packed all neatly into the boxes and two large cardboard boxes and transported it home. |
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== 2016-FEB-12 - DISASSEMBLY, HEADS AND BLOCK, CLEANING == | == 2016-FEB-12 - DISASSEMBLY, HEADS AND BLOCK, CLEANING == | ||
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