Newbie with new car
#1
06-05-2012, 02:25 PM
Newbie with new car
Hey guys, just joined here. Just bought an 87 SS over the weekend. Ive been looking for a new project since I bought my first house a few months ago. Just got the car home yesterday. Im pretty excited to start making it what I want. Ive got the front accessories off the engine to diagnose some pretty severe back firing through the carb. Thinking maybe the timing chain had jumped a tooth, I got the timing cover off to discover the chain sloppy, but marks where they should be. When turning the engine over by hand I can hear compression blowing out the crankcase. So im pretty sure its either extremely worn out, or a piston or 2 has a hole in it. Regardless I bought it not running and the 305 would have been short lived either way. So Im happy to be here, and im sure ill have some questions. Brandon
#4
06-05-2012, 03:18 PM
Can't spell PIMP without an MP
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#7
06-05-2012, 09:11 PM
Thanks for the welcomes! My plan is to have a street/strip car. Gonna run some sort of small block in it. Ill work on gettin some pics up.
