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[beefy85]

ok im in a rut here my 85 bronco has a 351w c6 trans and well the engine has god knows how many miles leakes oil from every place possible a buddy of mine thats a mechanic says it sounds like there is a burnt valve or 2 and its just is old shoud i try and fix this oe or replace it idk mom says sell it but i dont want to cuz ive allways wanted one and dad has allways said "we cant get you insured in one" well i proved him wrong when i got this one mines is my fave body style of bronco so what yall think and i got to some how i get form the panhandle of texas all the way down to houston fun

 

[firelt90bronco]

Rebuild it.

 

[beefy85]

yea but i dont know if i want to trust myself i havent rebuilt an engine yet but then angin im gonna be goin to uti so i geuss i could takeit in when i get to my power and performce class

 

[firelt90bronco]

Take alot of pictures and number the parts you take off. Keep all hardware together and organized and buy a rebuild book. Its the only way you're gonna learn.

 

[beefy85]

do you think i will have to bore it out any???cuz i just moved here to houston and i dont were ill find a machen shop

 

[firelt90bronco]

You could bore an engine out, but what are your intentions for the truck?

 

[beefy85]

just normal drivin not a whole lot of offroadin

 

[firelt90bronco]

Then you don't need to bore it out. Just rebuild it.

 

[beefy85]

ok kool how bout the vavels are they hard to fix

 

[firelt90bronco]

you need a valve spring compressor, its like a big c-clamp combined with vise grips. Get a book about engine rebuilds, it'll save you alot of hassle. Label everything and stay organized. NO EXTRA PARTS!!!!

 

[beefy85]

oh come on but extra parts are what makes it fun you dont know what they are from and it makes you wonder lol well i will go buy a book bout buildin a ford engine and then my only problem that yall cant help me with i gotta find out where im gonna build it...i live in an apartment complex on the 3rd floor...i guessd lean the back seat forward and do it back there lol

 

[firelt90bronco]

You got an elevator in the complex? Drag it home. To be more serious, do you guys have a garage in the complex or a friend who'll let you park?

 

[beefy85]

i dont know any one here and nope there aint no evelvator im gonna fix as soon as i get in done here i just gotta figure out how and where lol

 

[firelt90bronco]

It needs a valve job right? Pull thr cyliner heads off and do the valve job.

 

[beefy85]

i think thats really the only thing wrong with it itll start up and run but it runs ruff and it leaks oil from every where so yea i guess buy gasket kit and new valves and springs and so on

 

[firelt90bronco]

If anything, its good expierence. Plus the feeling when you turn the key and it runs is great.

 

[beefy85]

i shouldnt have to take em to a machine shop right??

 

[firelt90bronco]

Not unless your boring the cylinders out. Too bad you didn't have a place to rebuild the engine.

 

[beefy85]

i know but the engine will start right up if the battery is not dead and i still to do some ajustin on the carb but i my buddy told me that it sounds as if there is a burnt valve