502 Mag intake destruction

[Cuda]

6301 46th St, Pinellas Park, FL 33781-5920, but its not nelsen bros...the guy that owns it, his name is kris and his father

That's not far from where I lived for 33 years, and my parents still live in the Park. With the Nelson name, they must be related to the Nelson Bros, who have a stellar reputation.

[Tidbart]

Here are some updated photos of the engine. I don't remember if I posted that I found a good shop right here in Orlando, very knowledgeable chevy guys. Anyways, they have been working on the block and heads and I attached a couple of photos. The heads are done and the block is started.

Turns out the heads and block are in great shape. Nothing was damaged in the incident. All that flushing and hard work paid off. The machinist said it the best looking motor, internally, from a boat that took on water that he has ever seen. Turns out, most people bring the motors in weeks after flooding and have never done a thing to them, not even drained them. So most are ruined by the time he gets them.

All the wearable parts are being replaced, seals, bearings, rings, springs, gaskets, timing chain, ARP bolts, cleaned painted, reassembled, etc.

In the meantime, I am cleaning and painting the bilge.

I am glad I made the decision to pull the motor. It turns out MOP was correct in that I could have put it back together and run it without all this work, but there were other factors involved that I won't boar you with in making the decision, the main one being knowledge.

Bob

[BigGrizzly]

I think you did the right things from the start. The machinist is correct!! People usually get POed and wait too long and salt water is a real killer Fresh isn't too bad-all depending on how long it is run with it in it. Every time I was going to make a suggestion you were already on top of it, so there was no need. The bright side is that you now really know what you have under the hood and YOU control the maintenance. Great luck.

[MOP]

Bob anti up for a new bump stick package, any other mods can be done later on!

[mrfixxall]

Here are some updated photos of the engine. I don't remember if I posted that I found a good shop right here in Orlando, very knowledgeable chevy guys. Anyways, they have been working on the block and heads and I attached a couple of photos. The heads are done and the block is started.

Turns out the heads and block are in great shape. Nothing was damaged in the incident. All that flushing and hard work paid off. The machinist said it the best looking motor, internally, from a boat that took on water that he has ever seen. Turns out, most people bring the motors in weeks after flooding and have never done a thing to them, not even drained them. So most are ruined by the time he gets them.

All the wearable parts are being replaced, seals, bearings, rings, springs, gaskets, timing chain, ARP bolts, cleaned painted, reassembled, etc.

In the meantime, I am cleaning and painting the bilge.

I am glad I made the decision to pull the motor. It turns out MOP was correct in that I could have put it back together and run it without all this work, but there were other factors involved that I won't boar you with in making the decision, the main one being knowledge.

Bob

Whyle its apart have them ck the line bore on the crankshaft,ballance the assembly and zero deck the block(thats worth the 30 hp )

[Tidbart]

Bob anti up for a new bump stick package, any other mods can be done later on!

Phil,
You lost me on that one. What is a bump stick package?

B

[Tidbart]

Whyle its apart have them ck the line bore on the crankshaft,ballance the assembly and zero deck the block(thats worth the 30 hp )

I did inquire about the balancing, what is checking the line bore on the crank and zero decking the block?

In case anyone hasen't noticed, I am not real experienced with engine rebuilds. My philosophy has always been to keep up with the maintenance so I didn't have to rebuild anything. It has worked up until now. Although, I couldn't have notice this one coming.

Bob

[mrfixxall]

I did inquire about the balancing, what is checking the line bore on the crank and zero decking the block?

In case anyone hasen't noticed, I am not real experienced with engine rebuilds. My philosophy has always been to keep up with the maintenance so I didn't have to rebuild anything. It has worked up until now. Although, I couldn't have notice this one coming.

Bob

line bore is when they machine the main caps down and line hone where the crankshaft main bearings rest,this trues the crankshaft with the cylinders,i would just havr then check it.. it may not need tobe done..

zero deck is when they machine the serface of where the cylinder heads sit,most pistons are abour .020 in the cylinder below the deck height,machineing it to zero will bump up the compression a little and will give you a better fuel burn whit the end results more power..

[Cuda]

Phil,
You lost me on that one. What is a bump stick package?

B

Camshaft

[Tidbart]

Camshaft

That makes sense.

You guys kill me. You just can't help but want to beef up the ponies. LOL
My intention is get a great running dependable motor out of the deal. I am not really interested in the 80 mph club. You also have to keep in mind that this is a MPI setup. I just can beef up everything and not have it impact something else. Not as easily beefed as a carbed engine. I spent a couple of days researching the removal of the water circulating pump. Something that simple got a little crazy with the dollars and in the long run wasn't worth the headache as I have 2 sensors in the thermostat housing that need to be there or it will drive the ECM nuts.

Anyways, for me to get a good running dependable engine is priceless. I am not saying that I couldn't have the same after upgrades and all the input and suggestions have been great and are appreciated.

What I am getting out of all of this is a great education, though. Can't put a price on that.

Bob

[MOP]

I more then understand, I built mine for max reliability. I was just thinking you don't want to be eating Georges spray all day!!!

[Tidbart]

Hopefully mine will be running before his. I should get a good head start.

[BigGrizzly]

Bob from some body who does a lot of this, I feel you are making the right decision. An EFI is much more difficult to work with, there are always trade offs. I did what I did because it was easier and cheaper for me, mine is a carb.

[Tidbart]

Here are some before and after photos of the bilge.
It is ready for the engine, I am working on that now. What a jigsaw puzzle. LOL

B

[Last Real Texan]

Here are some before and after photos of the bilge.
It is ready for the engine, I am working on that now. What a jigsaw puzzle. LOL

B

Wow!Looks fantastic, wish mine looked like that! you should be very happy with that outcome

Tex suffering from bilge coat envy