I am giving some thought to rebuilding the 4.3 that I am taking out of the Jimmy. Well actually rebuilding might not be the proper term. If I do this at all, and I don't know if I willl, I again will be doing it for the simple reason of the sence of accomplishment. I won't do it until next summer. No heat in garage and not a lot of room. But I digress. What I am really looking to do is freshen it up.
I have a list of things in my head for what I think needs to be done when going through an engine like this. What I am looking at goes some thbing like this The things I think I would need to replace are all of the gaskets Head, intake, oil pan, valve cover Inside I am looking at rings, connecting rod bearings, front and rear main seals, I think also as long as it is out and easy to get at I should replace the timeing chain or belt. I think this one has a chain but not sure. Question is, Can I get a one stop complete kit for this type of job? Also have I missed any major category? As I am thinking about it I know I have failed to mention a few small things like throttle body base gasket thermostat housing gasket and so on but I can check the list later. Now my other question is about prepping the cilenders. Can I do this at home with a drill and a honing stone like I used to do in small engine shop or do I need to drag it to a shop. I am not looking at boring it out or going with an oversized cam or any of that Like I said Just want to freshen it up. Let me know your thoughts. Robert Moore The sleep shade mechanic. Really I don't thingk of myself so much as a Mechanic, I call myself an automotive handy man. -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Don Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:48 PM To: blind handy man Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] This weeks shows. Hard too believe another week has gone by. Almost show time again. This week on the handy show, Don reads some mail we talk with Tom Houston, And we talk with our own handy man list member Jennifer Jackson. She will tell us all about her house buying experiences. Listen in and find out all about that. On the B L M show this week Phil talks with Jo Wilson. She has some interesting life stories too tell us about. Listen in too find out about those. Down load links follow. BHM http://www.sendspace.com/file/8ddkea <http://www.sendspace.com/file/8ddkea> BLM http://www.sendspace.com/file/kkagzn <http://www.sendspace.com/file/kkagzn> Are you can listen this week end on ACB radio main stream, are your favorite reading radio service around the states. and Canada. Have a fine week Don [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
