455 rebuild
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455 rebuild
Hey guys, new to the site. I am pretty familiar with engines, just not the Olds. I have a 69 Cutlass convertible and just picked up a 455 "f" series engine for it. It came out of a boat and looks like it took in some water through the intake. As far as I can tell, it was just rebuilt. I tore it down and the pistons looked like new and the cylinder walls still had the cross hatching in them. Only thing is that one cylinder wall had lots of corrosion like water had been sitting in there for a while. My question is that when I took it down to the local machine shop, they said no big deal, they would just put a new sleeve in that cylinder and lightly hone the rest of them. Can you actually sleeve these motors? And also, looking at the pistons they show that they are .30 over. How far can you safely go on the 455?
Thanks
Sage
Thanks
Sage
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Hey guys, new to the site. I am pretty familiar with engines, just not the Olds. I have a 69 Cutlass convertible and just picked up a 455 "f" series engine for it. It came out of a boat and looks like it took in some water through the intake. As far as I can tell, it was just rebuilt. I tore it down and the pistons looked like new and the cylinder walls still had the cross hatching in them. Only thing is that one cylinder wall had lots of corrosion like water had been sitting in there for a while. My question is that when I took it down to the local machine shop, they said no big deal, they would just put a new sleeve in that cylinder and lightly hone the rest of them. Can you actually sleeve these motors? And also, looking at the pistons they show that they are .30 over. How far can you safely go on the 455?
Thanks
Sage
Thanks
Sage
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