99 Suburban 350 5.7L Vortec rebuild (First)
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99 Suburban 350 5.7L Vortec rebuild (First)
I am working on doing my first vortec rebuild and am hoping to get some feedback on things to watch for from ya'll.
Back story: bought this burban knowing it needed work (had water in oil) I know I would have a cracked head, found two. After tearing down the top end found excessive water in the lifter valley for me to just redo just the top end(160K). I have not removed the block just yet, plan on doing that next week.
Now for the questions running through my head:
1 If the bearings are NOT spun does the crank/block NEED reworked or can I just drop std. bearings back in it? Crank journals need polished correct?
2 When I pull the cam does the block NEED reworked or canI just put std. cam bearings back in?
This is going to be a daily driver and I am on a budget. So any help on where I can save $$ while not cutting the wrong corners. Will keep updated and will post more pics as I do the work.
THANK YOU ALL AGINE FOR THE INPUT!!
Back story: bought this burban knowing it needed work (had water in oil) I know I would have a cracked head, found two. After tearing down the top end found excessive water in the lifter valley for me to just redo just the top end(160K). I have not removed the block just yet, plan on doing that next week.
Now for the questions running through my head:
1 If the bearings are NOT spun does the crank/block NEED reworked or can I just drop std. bearings back in it? Crank journals need polished correct?
2 When I pull the cam does the block NEED reworked or canI just put std. cam bearings back in?
This is going to be a daily driver and I am on a budget. So any help on where I can save $$ while not cutting the wrong corners. Will keep updated and will post more pics as I do the work.
THANK YOU ALL AGINE FOR THE INPUT!!
Last edited by Jstevens_HVAC; Mar 28, 2013 at 10:09 PM.
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