How to and why you should inspect your junkyard LS engine before you swap.
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- čas přidán 18. 03. 2021
- In this video I’m tearing down the LM7 that I bought for my 1988 Chevy Square Body Crew Cab R20 (C20) LS swap. Once I got it all torn down I found the short block is trash. Instead of getting defeated I went and found a LQ4. Once the LQ4 is in the truck, I’m going to part this LM7 out to recuperate my money.
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Inside that valley cover looked like the valley of death lol
You’re badass brother keep it up!
Thank you brother!!
Bag and tag is SO important. I pulled an entire Chevelle apart that way. No way it would have gone back together well without many layers of labeled bags of bolts, clips, and parts.
I couldn’t agree more.
Yes sir there are a lot of parts to an automobile and we have all at one time or another have fallen prey to this problem. Automobiles come down the assembly line and it is quite the involved process, and you have many sections of rebuilding the individual powertrain parts but I do not think that there is any automobile manufacturer that remanufactures the entire vehicle. It is cheaper in the long run for manufacturers to build vehicles new rather than recycle the whole car. With our computer machines we have nowadays if we put forth the effort we can conserve a lot of information which will come in handy for reassembly.
Bad news leads to an upgrade! 😆. That's definitely what I would do. 😎👍
It set me back farther because I had to save more money and wait for a reasonable price. I definitely think it was worth it though.
love this bro, my first time building a engine im 18 & have no one to help so ima learn myself & the talk you gave at the end gave me hope
The LS platform is hands down the easiest engine to learn on. Best of luck homie! Glad I could help, and thank you for watching!
Definitley a learning experience vid at least! Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate you watching!
Our local pickapart yard has a 30 day warranty and they allow you to take the engine down to inspect it before you pay for it. Make sure it rotates and drop the pan first!
That’s a sweet deal man. I’ve never heard of such a thing. I’d be buying all kinds of engines to sell and for myself from there. Lol. Thanks for watching!
@@Verticalpedalgarage If I only have the money! Every now and then they'll text me a 20% or 40% off coupon! That's how I got my 454 for $175 ! The only negative is that buying a long block, you just get the block and heads only, no accessories or bolt ons !
I am not planning on getting an LS motor in the foreseeable future, but even before I saw this video I was thinking I would tear the heads and oil pan off before I bought the engine. I surely don't want to buy a shit engine.
Sorry if it’s a dumb question. But anybody got any tips for inspecting an engine at a junkyard ? Like what are the main things I should look for when picking one out ?
Make sure it turns over with a breaker bar, and the vehicle has been in a legitimate collision. If the vehicle ran when it was hit, there a high probability it’s still good. Nothing is 100% (as you can see in this video) but that’s going to give you the highest possible success rate.
@@Verticalpedalgarage thank you
Win some, loose some. Good move on the 6l.
I agree. After selling everything I did take a small hit but I learned a lot in the process. Thanks for watching!
The left side cylinder head is always cleaner then the right side for some reason
Must have something to do with the crank case ventilation I suppose. Thanks for watching brother!
It may have something to do with; when they do change the oil on the vehicle that is side the fresh oil is poured on
@22:11 what is that animal?
That’s a lamb. My daughter has 4H animals. 😂 Good eye, I never noticed her back there. Thanks for watching!
Well sir it is a crap shoot with used engines. I would surmise that when one sees all that gunk down in the oil pan one would be prepared for the worst. A lot of people would take this engine and go through the work to install it only to find out that the engine will have to come back out for major work. So we have a decision to make up front. If we are converting to an LS swap the work that has to be done for that conversion has to be done. If we also disassemble the engine to get an idea of what has to be done to make it reliable we will see just what is required to have that reliable engine. I see from some of the comments that some wrecking yards (excuse me recycling yards) will allow an engine to be returned if found to be unsatisfactory. Also as a repair shop I would not guarantee any used engine that comes from a wrecking yard anyway as I am not compensated for my time either in inspection or installation. I would tell customers that it is so much for inspection and so much for installation and if the engine has any problems then it is so much for R&R and inspection for the next used engine. I would do the same for radiators (back in the 70's). You bring me a used radiator and it is R&R for every used junk radiator you bring me. Of course if I see any item that is obviously unusable then I would advise the customer. The biggest problem here is as a repair shop I am interested in getting vehicles repaired and not having vehicles becoming naturalized citizens in my shop. But that is another show. The bottom line here is any used engine unless you know the engine or the person selling you the engine that is a crap shoot.
I appreciate your input and time. Thank you for watching!
I consider them all core engines unless 3 to 4 yr old . Conventional oil Sucks doesnt it ?? It goes Far beyond not changeing the oil . Too bad you way over paid .
another ls swap, how original, nothing to see here
Yup. Runs fantastic too.