Oil Leak Fixed Once and For All
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- After 2 years I finally feel I have the truck I had envisioned from the beginning. Some of the reasons for delay were my own mistakes, but after rebuilding the engine for the 3rd time, I feel those issues are behind me.
This video is an overview of the rebuild of my 383 stroker and how I finally solved my oil leak issues. It included the first start up and test drive. Be sure to turn up your speakers for that.
I hope the information in this video helps you avoid costly mistakes when you assemble an engine, and gives you some insight into engine building.
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I do appreciate when people can admit their mistakes and move on. Bonus points for using them to help us learn. Thanks Eric, and congrats!
I see my job as to help you, and others learn so that you don't have to make expensive and time consuming mistakes like I did. Thanks for the comment.
Im not gonna lie, i was in the group that said maybe a pcv would help the situation. This is why its good to trust your gut and do you thing to make things right. This happens alot in the real world and online. I used to always have a service manage who would down play real issues that would result in come backs. Great to see a good result.
@@ETCG1 that type R semi restoration next eric? 🧐
Your the shit Eric the car guy
Actually, I still don't have the supercharger back from the rebuilder yet. That said, the Factory Five will be next. ua-cam.com/video/j_6kuy4zN7c/v-deo.html
Some serious honesty, admire that.
Real men have broad enough shoulders that they aren't afraid to point out their mistakes. Very rare on UA-cam, with all the armchair experts! Past mistakes are the foundation of experience, and why you can never learn something well until you do it yourself. Thanks, Eric!
Well said. Thank you!
Yes sir exactly,, plus there's no better feeling then when u finally get it right and realize you are the one who did it 👏
mistakes are how we learn to do better.
HEAR HEAR, Spelunkerd.
Been there myself. Always great advice to pay attention to the details. Thanks for sharing your valuable insights ETCG.
The whole reason I subscribed to Eric the Car Guy was when he made a mistake he didn't edit it out! As a matter of fact, he laughed about it, said what he did wrong and fix the problem. I learned something and had a good laugh too! Thanks Eric and stay dirty..
He is a mans man
You were right about the catch can, and I was dead wrong. Never would've guessed pistons were backward!
The pistons weren't the issue, I believe it was because I didn't hone the cylinders before installing the second set of rings and pistons. Thanks for the comment.
@CJ Malone - How would that cause excessive crankcase pressure? The lack of honing caused the rings to not break in correctly, and subsequently caused the scuff seen in 2 cylinders. That will directly pressurize the crankcase.
@CJ Malone That was not the issue. Please watch the entire video.
@CJ Malone The several pistons installed on the wrong side was the cause of the valves tapping the piston valve reliefs. The crankcase blow by was from the scuffing caused by not honing the cylinders.
@@TheLionAndTheLamb777 and whenever you change rings you should always hone the cylinder bores, regardless if they were new pistons/rings/honed a month ago.
Eric, That smile right before 15:00 says it all. I'm happy with you.
I really appreciate folks who aren't arrogant but who can own their mistakes. I really appreciate your humility. And I appreciate your clean vocabulary. Channels like yours are the ones I want to watch.
The smile on your face while making those breakin pulls was awesome. Love to see Eric happy
I love it when a plan comes together. 😉 Happy New Year Jeremy.
Nice Eric , even the sun has spots . Now you shine like the sun without spots 👍
So if you do it right, it runs great? Who knew! Third times a charm! We all learn from your lessons. Thanks.
Congratulations Eric.
those of us who do rebuilding/customizing/restoration regardless of the type, eventually get to a place where we can start to recognize that we are taking shortcuts because we don't want to start over. Our goal is to get to a place where we can stop at that point, admit we need to go backwards, and do it right. (someday i hope to get there LOL)
I have always said that i don't mind doing anything, but i hate re-doing anything, and for me, the projects always turn out better once i get over that feeling and start again from scratch.
As always, i really enjoyed watching this series and can't wait to see what you do next.
I’m glad you found all the issues and solve the problems and it runs great now. It always feels great once you solve the problem. Definitely a learning experience.
LOL I think the engine has been out of this truck longer than it’s been in.
I used to work in a parts store-machine shop, sell rings “kits” where they suggested to just install them without honing the cyl walls at all. I never agreed with the boss in the store about this no-hone point!
For this very reason here you proved the timeless principle that cyl wall hone to break off the “glaze” is a mandate!
NO Going around it as you proved here.
Now you’re rewarded with humbled face and successful revisited engine build that was corrected.
The word DONE is the best thing here you realized.
The weird thing is I installed new pitons and rings on the Ford without honing and didn't have any issues. ua-cam.com/video/K0x5BUIuEPc/v-deo.html
Now I don't feel so bad about having to rip my engine back apart after a rebuild lol
I wouldn't. These are the lessons we don't soon forget.
Don't remember the figures but recall even the commercial rebuilders have an unusually high recall rate, and you would hope they had down to a fine art.
I appreciate your honesty to show all of the issues you find and your meticulous process of resolving the problems that occurred! You truly have a genuine channel!
person that doesn't make a mistake, doesn't do anything, having the skill to track the mistake down and put it right, that's how you learn , on test drive sounded sweet ! well done eric !
It is always admirable to admit mistakes and just handle it. Respect. And of us that have spent 20 years in the industry have made a mistake or two at the very least but those of us that just handle it and make it right keep customers.
What a great build. It's been a long trip and it really paid off. That's a lot of determination and will power to push through and be so thorough on the build. Looks great!
good job Eric. That's how you do it and so many people do not understand what it takes to get were you are now. All the parts and pieces take time to figure out who likes who and get it working properly. Its the outcome we strive for. again good job, and good on you for not doing it half assed. I have seen that so much in my career, and then the owner complaining that I cant fix all the mistakes he made at a cheap price.
I've used that exact rethread kit for the last several years and it's fantastic. It makes re-assembly so much easier, it has saved a lot of old hard to find hardware and is a must have for anyone who disassembles old junk in my opinion. My process with really scrungy hardware is run it through the parts washer, toss it in some rust remover for a day then run it through the thread repair kit.
I normally just used a old bolt that was meant to go in there and cut a slit or two in it.
That smile after the first couple pulls! Awesome, glad you figured it out.
14:45 Look at the pride in that smile! You aren't sleeping tonight Eric.
I haven't made a mistake that fundamental in over 40 years, but I doubt if I would have the balls to admit it, good job Eric.
Once when a customer was distracting me I bolted down a cylinder head without the gasket
Thank you Eric I always enjoy watching your videos happy new year to you and your family I am from South Africa
Happy New Year South Africa!
Glad to see you smiling, Garth!
No BS just the facts man, get dirty and get it done. Learn from our mistakes we all make them!
I may be going to hell in bucket, butt at least I'm enjoying the RIDE!
It's great to see you smile! It feels good deep inside with pride. Job well done, Eric! And Thank you.
Admitting mistakes to 180k + potential viewers is no easy task. That’s why I love this channel.
That's worth at least 100,000 XP! Level up!
Eric. I think I speak on behalf of most viewers... I really appreciate this video!
What a SWEET-SOUNDING engine, Eric! I think you’ve arrived.
You've had a lot of problems with that engine. I'm glad you got it figured out. You'll have 25 more hp after you dial in the extra 6 degrees of timing after break-in.
You could have opened the ring gap in preparation for a power adder. I just installed a rear disc conversion on my 1990 k2500. New shocks and stealthy traction bars. Traction is nonexistent with my little 245/75R16s. I have a new 4L80E and multidisc converter and 4.10 gears so the skinny rubber never had a chance. My motor is a 355 with trick flow heads and a comp roller cam. I've got holley efi and a centrifugal supercharger making about 8.5psi. Triple stock power.. She scoots.
In my defense, the initial problems with the engine weren't necessarily my doing. I didn't order the original pistons. You might have missed the previous video where I talked about setting the ring gaps smaller this time. No power adders are planned. For me the truck is pretty much done the way it is.
Your truck sounds awesome BTW. Thanks for the comment.
Always a big smile when everything comes together and you feel it in the seat
Be tempting to just replace all the valves, ya got very lucky-! And yes folks, hospital clean is the order of the day inside any engine rebuild, or otherwise for that matter. Kudos to Eric for being honest enough to show mistakes (we all make 'em) and let the rest of us benefit from his experiences - as a young newbie I once changed to 1.6 ratio rocker arms on a SBC and didnt check the pushrod clearance where they go through the head, put the pushrods in a bind and ruined about four of 'em. Fortunately for me it didnt hurt the engine or rockers, only the pushrods. I should have had the heads clearanced at the machine shop and didnt - could have been much worse. Had to have the heads clearanced and flush the oiling system. Needless to say I was humbled by that little episode.
music to my ears , you got it right on Eric , great job well done 😃
Yeah, you earned the respect of people that like unicorns. Like honest guys that work on cars. Awesome!
I'm happy for you Eric, feels nice when you finally accomplished something that's been bugging you
It is nice to close the chapter on this. Now to bigger and better things. Thanks for the comment.
Great work, Eric - so glad it's finally all come together. You must learn so much from an engine by having that amount of fine-tuning available.
I did learn a lot from this. I feel like a small block Chevy expert now. It'll be nice to move on to the next thing though. Always great to see you.
Great job man! Hope you are feeling better!
If im not mistaking the pistons often have the wristpin offset to reduce pistonslap and wear. When put in backwards the offset will work in reverse increasing wear and slap. This could also have contributed to excessive blow-by. Anyways glad you finally got it sorted!
Welcome to chevy life with piston placement. Sweet truck!!
Thank God you are not lazy and did not try to fix this issue without disassembling the engine again using catch cans and other solutions.
I'm glad it's finally where you want it. Enjoyed watching you get there.
Well Done, Winner.
It sounds fantastic, and no doubt the feeling you get when you're behind the wheel is in some ways better than it would have been had you not had to experience the hardships that came with it, it's better for it! ( If you haven't already, it's probably a good idea to check/change the oil soon after break-in. )
You put it together like a Ford. I didn't realize it initially until you started walking to the heads and I saw the exhaust ports.
That's exactly what I did.
You weren't speeding now Eric? We're you? Great job Eric , Truck sounds like I would want it! Beautiful!
Truck sounds strong Eric 👍
Glad I'm not the only one who messes up and has to re-do all the work.
I would think the ONLY way those valves survived-
was that they were hit on the downstroke. If you look at
the surfaces, it's just a "mark", there's no mashing, crushing,
or bending- as what happens on an upstroke, when both
crash together. Think of it as a pat on the back,
while you're running away. You got lucky!
Meh- you're only Human, after all.
Vw1.6 diesels are often running with the valves kissing the pistons- even when closed!
Man, i havent watched you for a few years, kinda fell off my radar, so im subd now. Great work on that motor btw.
I can't believe it's been two years!
I love that heavy Chevy grunt. Congratulations.
Thank you for sharing with us.
That “grin” said it all!! Not just the sound as it was romped down on. Gives a lot of confidence to rebuild my 351 in da bronco!! 👍👍🔥🔥
Must feel amazing to have it running like it does now.
Even better that I don't have to clean the oil off the undercarriage after every drive. Thanks for the comment.
Fantastic work Eric! It's great to see you excited and happy with a job well done. Also glad you are back with content for the new year! Can't wait to see what else you have for 2021. Thanks for sharing everything!
I have the snap on version of that rethread kit. I love it. Life safer.
It sounds so good Eric! Nice work!
Had me second guessing my pistons, but then I remembered I had stock style. Very good information.
The engine sound is amazing good!!! work!!!
Nothing like driving something u put together yourself lol... its great
Don't beat yourself up. I've had reman engines come that way (all pistons same direction) from a national rebuild firm.
Also, if you're running a fairly aggressive cam (narrow lsa, longer duration) the lack of intake manifold vacuum will exacerbate any blowby/ crankcase pressure issues, so a fairly large crankcase breather might be in order.
Now that I've done this there is very little crankcase pressure. The new breather stays dry and free of oil. Thanks for the comment.
Love the Sound of that Truck!👍
That smile you had on your test run was that of a first time proud Daddy. I don't care what it is, as long as it is healthy. Your engine sounded healthy! Be proud of your new baby! Semper Fi, USMC.
Thank you for your comment, and thank you for your service!
Yeah it'll be a good year... For the tires Eric ;)
That smile/smirk on your face while breaking in the rings was worth the watch.
Change oil ring debris will be visible
A trick I learned is just use WD-40 and cheap white coffee filters to clean the cylinders after the final wash and drying out. Should be as lint free as it gets, and you're not introducing more water.
Well done. Excellent vid. It's been a long journey with the truck. But you made it. ''It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop.''
Third time's a charm, experience priceless! Congratulations! Supercharger?
No power adders are planned. Hence the smaller ring gap. Thanks for the comment.
Sounds so smooth, your face shines satisfaction when u driving it
It sounds so good.
I would said that you are now an expert. It's the only way to learn
That's one of those kind of the screw-ups that help you learn. I'm one-hundred-percent promise you will never make that mistake when building an engine again
Good job Eric
Your compresion is at 120-130?
It must be sluggish. Are you adding a turbo or supercharger?
I get that it runs good but 120? Its got a lot more hidden potential. Great video and love the work you did, congrats 👏
That automatic gearbox is a mistake too in my opinion. But we don’t argue about taste. :)
Nice job! Good to see the smile on your face :)
In these trucks the automatic is actually better. The manual transmissions that came in these truck were terrible, they were very weak and shifted like a semi truck and just we not very pleasant.
I made the truck for my 70 year old dad to drive on the Hot Rod Power Tour. Last I checked, it was my truck, so I wouldn't call having an automatic a 'mistake'. Thanks for the comment.
So happy for your success! I think this truck is one of my favorite projects, your Dad must be proud!
Live and learn it’s the best way sometimes 👌🏻🤷🏼♂️
You are not only an honest man for admitting your error, but a brave man for all the trolls who will take joy in it. Get dad's truck back on the road soon.
That smile when you hit it and it down shifted was awesome I know exactly how that feels 👍 glad you got it figured out
G'day Eric,
Kevin here from Australia.
I congratulate you on dads truck the gremlin (can we call him that) has left the engine.
Happy motoring Eric enjoy the fruits of your labour.
✌ Peace man
Thank you Kevin from Australia!
Thanks, Eric. I'll be referring back to some of these videos when I get around to doing _my_ dad's truck. Not building a hot rod like yours. Just want to put her back to work. Well, that and let dad hear her purr again after driving his Tundra for so many years. It's a 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 thing.
Thank you so much for all the information you provide in this and all your videos. Love watching you work and trouble shoot.
I got valve marks on the piston crowns in my 5.7 litre Chevrolet LS1 V8 engine because the hydraulic lifters were jamming up & causing the valves to hold open.
I replaced the hydraulic lifters a bit over 2 years ago now (November-December 2018) & the engine is still going good with no oil leaks as the engine used to leak oil before I resealed it..
It's coming up to 362,000 kilometres but it doesn't use much oil & I fitted it with tri y headers, twin 200 cell per inch catalytic converters & I renewed the twin 2.5 inch exhaust system as it had rusted out.
Someone (a friend) snuck it over to a dyno tuner when I was getting a registration inspection done (Xmas present 🎁) in December 2019 & now it's putting out about 310 flywheel kilowatts according to the tuner.
They have got that much power out of a stock LS1 V8 engine with all those exhaust & tuning mods done to it in Australia !
So very glad to see the smile on your face that this has finally given you. Glad you found and fixed it. Thanks for sharing all the learnings.
Your face during the test drive says it all Eric. You were trying sooooo hard to contain your excitement : ) It was so obvious. Even I was shouting at the screen "HHEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLL YEAH!!!!!
If you are going to continue building engines. Might want to invest in a set of engine building measurement tools. Thanks for the vid.
I have a full set, but I can't see how that had anything to do with the issues I had. Thanks for the comment.
I guess one must adopt the attitude not only were you lucky the valve weren:t bent, but you learned a valuable lesson. We had posters at my former job saying "ask others to check your work". I'm going to say nobody watching you engine assembly mentioned the valve reliefs, right? Did any comments come from the peanut gallery?
Not one about that, but plenty about other stuff that didn't really matter. Thanks for the comment.
So actually having the oil leak has turned out to be a good thing. Have to compliment you on having the balls to admit to your mistakes. Takes a real man to do that. 👍
Now it's time to enjoy the fruits of your work. Have a good one Eric!
How much did it cost to do that rebuild? Edit.... I had to sub your channel. Im really glad that you made this video to show just how easy it is to have that problem. Honestly i would have made this mistake but now i wont thanks to this video.
I don't remember the exact amount, but it wasn't that much as it was just piston rings and some gaskets. I spend the majority of the money on tools to do the port matching work.
Such an obvious error when it's pointed out - but not something I had come close to considering before you showed it. Appreciate you falling on your sword so we don't have to. Cheers, mate! :-)
PS: that exhaust valve stem with the odd wear is puzzling. No sign of discoloration from heat, so it appears be getting enough oil...maybe a rough spot on the bottom of the lifter? Or possibly just bad valve metallurgy - I've never seen appreciable wear on a valve stem before, even on high-mileage engines.
I've been scratching my head on that one too. Glad I found it though.
Eric THAT is one SWEET running sweet sounding small block Chevy-! Ive always loved the simplicity, reliability and low cost of building a SBC, always great bang for your buck even with the older gen I SBC's. Your big smile going through the gears says the rest.
Appreciate the hard work Eric. We always learning. It does not matter what age or years of work experience. In the automotive world, any mistake can happen to anyone. That how we learn in the long run.
Awesome job Eric...I would've done the same mistake... too funny. Sort of
10:40, engine doesn't do that shimmy anymore and 12:30 like a kitten. Nice. :)
That 'shimmy' was likely the low compression on 3 &6, and possibly that bent valve. Now it's 'hitting on all 8' and doing quite well. Thanks for the comment.
Try, Try, and Try again. Good Work Glad everything worked out for the better. Never give up is the motto of life.
I wouldn't be surprised if you net 40-50hp after all those little tweaks. Glad to hear it's running good
Nobody’s perfect. I’m certainly learning from the upgrades I’m doing to my classic 66 Olds D88.
Ouch I better check my build I didn’t think about some of the intake valves moved on the center cylinders like that
The intake manifold gasket was done a couple days ago on my 00 Silverado. Guy thought there was only 60k on the truck, really 222k
Nice job Eric. An easily over looked mistake..not sure most of us would of caught that