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#25984 09/20/2004 6:48 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 | so im gonna attempt to rebuild a 292 to put into my truck, ive never rebuilt an engine before. is there a book or manual i can get that will take me step by step through the entire process? preferably a book that deals solely with the 292 or other chevy inlines.... | | |
#25985 09/20/2004 8:29 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 31 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 31 | Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder power manual by Leo Santucci.... a book with a wealth of info on rebuilding..... I bought mine on e-Bay, but I've seen them listed in the various Stovebolt related vendors... Published by California Bill's Automotive handbooks, cover price $19.95
Good Luck...
Btw... My 230 cid, I/6 has got to be the easiest engine I've ever worked on...
Later...
Pete in NE PA
1964 Cheverolet Carryall
1965 GMC 1/2 ton
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#25986 09/20/2004 9:52 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Watch the wrist pins. It seems like when you clean the varnish they wind up a little loose & you have noises you never had before. 
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#25987 09/21/2004 7:38 AM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Santucci's book is good, but it is not a rebuild manual. More of a how to hop up your engine book. Best book that I know of would be the factory overhaul manual.
Fred
52 3600
69 C-10
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#25988 09/21/2004 3:24 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 | fred t:
thank you very much, i was thinking the exact same thing, i already have santucci's book and it tells nothing of rebuilding the motor. i will try to find a factory rebuild manual. thanks again | | |
#25989 09/21/2004 7:18 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | I don't know what year, but in the sixties Chevy split the factory manual into two books, the service manual, which covered all the basics, and the overhaul manual, which covered rebuilding things like engines, trannies, and such.
Fred
52 3600
69 C-10
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#25990 09/22/2004 12:58 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2003 Posts: 224 | thanks again fred t, ill take a look at the local library and see if they have it. if not can i order it from some where? | | |
#25991 09/22/2004 5:29 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 255 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 255 | I just gt a free 292 myself and I look forward to overhauling it. Thanks for all the good info.
Ralph | | |
#25992 09/23/2004 3:55 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Murdoc, most of the on-line retailers sell reprints.
Ralph, I'm jealous. The 292 is in short supply around here, farmers used them for irrigation pump motors.
Fred
52 3600
69 C-10
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#25993 09/23/2004 4:28 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 255 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 255 | Hi Fred,
I was also given a 250 a while back. I dont know yet what I am going to do with them. I have 235's in my pickups. I need to overhaul one of the 235's before I start spending money on the 292.
Ralph | | |
#25994 09/24/2004 6:30 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 158 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 158 | The only motor I have rebuild was a 305. I didnt need a manual or anything to do it. I have torn down motors before, so I had a good idea of where things went, and how they worked. One thing you need to remeber though is if you plan on using the same pushrods, lifters, piston, and connecting rods, make sure you mark the way they came out. I was told that a piston has to go back in the same place and way it did as when it was in before, because each piston wears its own shape in each cylinder, same with the connecting rods, lifters, and pushrods.
I have never rebuilt an L6 before, so I dont know how much different it would be from a V8. But, later on I will be rebuilding the 235 in my 55.
Good luck with your rebuild!
- Shane
- Shane (ChevyToughRebel) 2 Trucks; -1955 3/4 Ton Chevy -1979 3/4 Ton Custom Deluxe 20 4x4 1955 Second Series 3600 GED = Git Er Done
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