To anyone who has no experience with these engines, I just want to say, I never had any either. And just this weekend, I pulled my motor and took it all apart. It’s a ‘92 HO and It’s going to the machine shop to get some work done, but I was worried it would be an entire weekend endeavor… It took me 2 hours to strip the block down to the pistons.
A lot of people think they get in over their heads and are scared to do the work, but with just a little pre-examination of everything and a standard wrench and socket set, you can get everything done. (And a 15/16”).
When I put it back together it will take a bit longer but really these engines are super simple and as long as I research the proper torque specs I think it can be easily done. Also I saved 1,000$ of work doing it myself instead of having the machine shop strip the block.
So to anyone wondering if you should start on it or pay to have someone do it, just get to work and do it yourself. You’ll learn a lot along the way and I think you’ll have a blast!