Jumping in head first.

[slowchevy]

make sure to look for any odd wear to the lifter rollers that might indicate the lobes are flaking

Like this? :rollpicard:

there's fucking chunks taken out of this. cam looks marred to fuck as well.

 

[slowchevy]

uhh..just like the one above. FML. what now?

I'm thinking pull the engine and grab the cam off this engine at the junk yard as well, but my parents are willing to work with me on this if it's something big. I want to make sure the car will go another 100K or more. not 25 and have to fix it again. no band aids. junking the car is not an option.

 

[C.Evans]

Time for a cam.

 

[1quick]

i would try to sell as much of the parts you bought as you can and pm phatride and have him get you a low mile l26 drop it in and be done prolly cheaper in the long run

 

[smug]

how does that even happen?

 

[slowchevy]

from my understanding of how my stepdad explained it, the outer edge of the roller is hardened and over time the metal stresses and microscopic cracks begin to occur and eventually the metal "flakes" off leaving that damage and it eats the cam too as it rolls around and slings around.

 

[C.Evans]

How many miles are on your engine again? Sorry if I missed it.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Not being a dick(for once again) but honestly you can find a complete drop in engine for the amount of money you've spent and are going to spend on getting piece by piece. You also have to think, you may have replaced all these parts with new parts but your bottom end, block, and heads still all have 200k on them.

 

[smug]

I can get a 3X,XXX mile L26 for about $500

Or can you just yank the bottom end out of that car you got the rest of the parts from?

 

[slowchevy]

what do I need to switch to make an L26 work??

 

[slowchevy]

Not to mention the $150 I just spent on heads and gaskets and the $140 on a new upper intake manifold today (coolant softened the plastic to the point I needed to replace it) ....

 

[slowchevy]

I don't know what to do. FUCK

 

[smug]

Intake manifold and throttle body, maybe a couple other small items

 

[1quick]

you would need a throttle body adapter and I think that is about it, and DUDE I have an l26 upper for sale in the for sale section for 50 shipped

 

[1quick]

and I actually have a throttle body adapter thats brand new Im just useing it as a template for ware to drill the holes in my stattama intake

 

[slowchevy]

I would need help with everything from someone on this , I need this to work right

 

[slowchevy]

and what are differences between 26 and 36, will all of my accessories work (p/s pump, a/c, are they the same water pumps, tensioner, etc) because all of that shit is new within the last year and a half and I want to make sure that it bolts on.

 

[slowchevy]

aka, answer all my questions.

 

[wolfe]

I can get a 3X,XXX mile L26 for about $500

Or can you just yank the bottom end out of that car you got the rest of the parts from?

Fuck that's cheap. This is your best option.

 

[slowchevy]

but then I have a bunch of parts I can't return that aren't compatible.

 

[C.Evans]

You're already this far into it... just use what you got from the yard. You'll be fine since you aren't looking for performance really.

 

[DanJ]

Why can't you return or resell the intake manifold?

 

[slowchevy]

I suppose I could return the UIM but the heads are not returnable.

 

[1quick]

You're already this far into it... just use what you got from the yard. You'll be fine since you aren't looking for performance really.

the l26 option isnt goin to be for performance its so he dosnt have to worry about if the head gasktes will seal or one of the lifters he pulled out of the junk yard motor will fail because they got dirty, its the smart move on a super low budget

 

[smug]

and what are differences between 26 and 36, will all of my accessories work (p/s pump, a/c, are they the same water pumps, tensioner, etc) because all of that shit is new within the last year and a half and I want to make sure that it bolts on.

The L26 is just the newer version on the L36 that you currently have. They are basically the same except for the L26 have the aluminum oil pan, aluminum intake manifold and the drive by wire throttle body. All the accessories bolt up the same.

The only items that you should reuse, and just to make it simple, is your original intake manifold, throttle body, fuel injectors and fuel rail. Basically your top end bull shit.