How's everyone doing? I recently purchased a 1994 C1500 with over 303K miles and a known bad engine. I figured this would be a fun project where I could either learn how to rebuild an engine, or do an engine swap. I've got an FSM in the mail, and also have an owner's manual to thumb through. I also have a 1998 Tahoe, 1997 Corolla, 1983 280zx, and a 1978 El Camino a friend has been storing. Anyway, enjoy some pictures.

The day I picked it up.



Sitting at home under my car port.





My wife decided to surprise me by washing it while I was at work.





I decided to pull the spark plugs and inspect the cylinders, not pretty,









Video of inside one of the nastier cylinders.

 

Welcome from Florida. Have fun with your project.

 

Thank you! I'll post some updates and probably ask a lot of questions as I go.

 

In an attempt to see if she would turn over I:
-Sprayed PB Blaster and fogging oil into each cylinder and let it sit for a day. (I didn't have any acetone or MMO handy)
-Changed out the old oil and filter. The old oil certainly had coolant in it (couldn't smell it) but it was very watery in appearance.

I then yanked the old plugs, disconnected fuses related to the ignition, hooked up a good battery and. . .. . . thunk. started reinstalling fuses and tried again, each time met with a single thunk. My wife said the alternator was trying to spin, but nothing else. I then tried getting underneath to turn the crank with a measly 3/8in breaker bar. Won't budge.

I guess I should start looking for a V8. The torque converter dust cover was missing, which I would think matches up with the supposed transmission replacement in the past. Judging from the oil pan, I think it's still a 4L60 which is nice.

Edit for pictures.

 

It cleaned up pretty nice. Pull the heads and see what you have.

 

It really did clean up well, thanks. I got the bed emptied out of trash, and washed out this evening. I'll probably yank the whole engine and see what's up with it.

 

Nice project all the best with it! was also fun to read.

 

Thanks! I might have an update tomorrow. Looking at getting a complete 5.7 with 4L60 to try and rebuild.

 

A few days late on the update. I bought a 1993 5.7L and 4l60E combo. The 5.7 has a knock, but I think this is a great candidate to learn a rebuild on.

 

I haven't started the V8 tear down yet. I'm making sure I have the required parts and tools. The rebuild kit arrived a few days ago. I gave starting the old V6 another shot and she finally fired up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHtr...ature=youtu.be