Hey Allen, I'd like to watch you do some of the work rather than just get the results at the end. For example, I'd like to 'be there' when you pull the cam and when you disassemble the intake manifold. Part of learning is experiencing the problems and seeing the bad stuff as it gets exposed. Keep up the great channel work.
Thanks for the suggestion 100. I will try to do that better in the future. i don't always have a camera man available when i am getting work done, but i will try to arrange it in the future. Thanks for the input. AG
While I have a lot of conceptional knowledge, your explanations re-enforce them. One thing about the points system, if you grind to a halt on the side of the road, you have a chance. Modern electronics, not so much. In looking at the cutaway drawing, this has to be an interference motor. Yes? Thank you, love your educational and instructional videos.
Yes sir this adds another dimension to "ran when parked". I purchased a 427 engine from a fellow back in the late seventies and he had it in his Camaro. He had purchased the engine from a local fellow who drag raced in his 58 Corvette. I had the opportunity to talk with the fellow who built the engine and he told me about what it was (supposed to be a first design L88 engine). Well, it has been going on fifty years since I bought that engine and of course I will disassemble it just as you have this 409 and check everything rather than trying to run it and then possibly ruin something. About the only engines that I will run is engines that are built by someone that I know and that really boils down to two people. I have seen people get a used engine and be disappointed that it fails after installation mainly because they assumed the used engine will be OK because it "ran when parked" or it "runs good".
This is terrific!, w engines are so different in so many aspects, a friend had a 58 impala 348 tri power 4 speed car, few could beat it on the street, lots of loud fun!
Cool. It's way before me, but when those were new, a guy in town here bought a new '62 Impala SS with that engine. He had it a few months, then took the engine out and put it in a Willys something and went drag racing with it. He didn't tell his wife he did that. She'd ask where the new car was, he'd tell her oh it's out for warranty work at the dealer. Later he put a 283 in the Impala so it could be back in the driveway. I have a friend restoring a '61 Impala bubbletop and he wants a 409 for it - they're hard to find and expensive if you do find one.
Yesss...Thank You Alan.... Finally I can see a Pro rebuilding a 409. My Blocks (62&64) are prepped and ready for me to start working on them. The 64 Block is ready for the Build and the 62 Block is ready for the tear down. I hope you are going to get into the Weeds on this one.
Looks like the builder cobbled this engine together with bits and pieces he had laying around. The camshaft is inexcusable. Looking forward to you setting it straight. A question, are those headers the stock units?
What is the casting number on the back of the block? Ending in 068 would be correct for 62. Can you show the suffix code on the front passenger side deck? QA is 380hp, QB would be 409hp. How much is this engine selling for?
I`ve never had my hands on one of those, I owned a 59 2door non nomad station wagon with a 348, it needed freeze plugs. and thats all I did to it and sold it. I`m just wondering what does the ring compressor look like. How do ya get the pistons back in?
Good question Ed. Getting the rings tucked in is a pain. The standard ring compressor will not work. Some are worse than others depending on if they are a truck block, as there are reliefs cut into the block to lower compression. A second pair of hands would help so i will try to get Alex to help me on the next one. AG
Thanks alleyoop. This block does not have the ridge or relief, so they probably will just as you suggest. Possibly a good suggestion for a video to demo that. Thanks for your input. AG
As I get ready to refresh my stroked 389 Pontiac because of a roller lifter failure, I wonder why are us old guys that dumb. A 4.8 truck motor with a hairdryer on it will make 750 horsepower reliably. We are dumping twice the money in these old dinosaurs to make 500-600.
