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  1. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I use the time while looking for a replacement engine to continue working on the body. As a rule, rust flowers are pretty and small, but usually turn out to be full-blown craters ... I've always wanted to be an art fitter........ It could also be "flowery" under the windshield seal. It has...
  2. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    there is nothing here where is not a law on it. You need to be a lawyer to understand all: For this we have a right-hand drive on multi-lane routes. But there are always sneaks or senior teachers who seem to be unfamiliar with this. An adapted driving style is always a subjective thing ... Of...
  3. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We have no general Speed Limit on our highways.... nevertheless a lot of sequences are regulated on 130 km/h But where it is not regulated you can take speedlimit of your car.... If your tuning was bad and the technic failures, will this be a risk of other persons around. So our regulation is...
  4. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Don't missunderstand. This not general road traffic licensing regulation. You can do tuning and other changes on your car by control of technical approval but this above is just only if you want the status as historical vehical. This means original condition or tuning what was at that time...
  5. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I got reply from our Vehicle History Approval - I want going this way, so see under this list - non Turbo Engine is required and at least the engine must also 30 years old: or it is the same design form same manufactors of that time: Conversions and additions to classic cars are only possible...
  6. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I will take a look on our pump Changing is not really tough if you do it on the correct way. We take a lot of bad Trucks and cars from the road with technical defects and it make sense to control this. Specially about our hobbiest tuning scene here. With a mercedes or audi/vw no problem in...
  7. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I was not aware of the overheating problem. So far I haven't been to a forum or need any other information about the truck. Before it was put into storage, it ran like clockwork despite the now obvious damage. Never had a failure of overheating also not with trailer - but the Chevy is in germany...
  8. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I definitely want to avoid the heat problem .... so i go the route of 6500 optimizer I have a secret idea where this overheating could have happened: every emissioncontrol was very difficult. Usually the engine run a long time on the test stand to got a value. That means almost always up to the...
  9. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Bad oder good news - depending on which side you look at it Yesterday, despite the weekend, I got a call back from the senior boss of the motor specialty shop: he advises not to work on the block after having talk with his son and viewing the engine. To bad condition, to high the risk on...
  10. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Good idea - i have a lot of pistons, connectings rods, camshaft, valves of all my years in repairs....also 5,7l gasoline V8 Pistons but no V8 Diesel piston. Will be my first. What i also not have is a defect engine block to make a nice table of it with a glassplate.... engine will be gone throw...
  11. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    All cylinders was to much honed exactly on the same, like someone used wrong terms. I can't translate exactly where you can see this beside measurement .... this engine become more and more a surpriseparcel. It is nothing what come of use as it is to much... At least the piston is to small and...
  12. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    As it is a certified professional company, we have 1 year if the job is completely taken by the professionals, including a test run, and of course if it is used properly. Another reason for give this job to a specialist -> Spare Parts about 3000 Euro .... so I'd rather pass the risk on to the...
  13. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Today we received a decision from the specialist. The engine is completely possibel to rebuilt. It is still possible because the substance is good enough. But it can be seen that the repair was not carried out well. We will probably never know what happened. Except for the crankshaft, camshaft...
  14. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Found this on the TMs TM 9-2815-237-34 2 - 1 6 . CYLINDER BLOCK REPAIR (Cont‘d) 2. Installation of cylinder sleeves. CAUTION Do not use cylinder sleeves to repair a cracked engine block. NOTE Cylinders that still show damage or wear after being honed to a maximum oversize of 0.030 in. (0.762...
  15. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    That was also my first thought, but in 1989 the truck was still in Army service... so it must be done there. Just three years in Service. I guess less milage and than it make sense to do this. If the block is the same as the 6.5, the oversized dimension shouldn't be an issue. I do not expect...
  16. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    As I said in an accident with high levels of personal injury would be controlled but this is unlikely to happen in such a vehicle. Regardless of whether there is damage or not, from a purely legal point of view, I have to have the engine change to the newer 6.5l engine displayed and verified...
  17. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    :unsure: Really - i am not so sure of this as Manufactures Oversizes end on this. And there are sockets availaible. What is the advantage of further drilling or using sockets? I am not the engine specialist, they will tell me what to do at least. I do not need more bore or more HP. I just want...
  18. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    What do you mean think about it?
  19. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    any piston have also this verification and measurement of the bores said the same it was already clear to me that a repair would take place here at some point. But I found no evidence, except the measurement, until my wife saw this painted sign. In mechanical engineering (my job) it is common...
  20. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    correct - each cylinder got .075 in June 89 during army-service.
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