rebuilding me v6

[stockvp]

ok so ive started to pull me engine down and all thats wrong is the rod bearings have spun they are as loose as anything but the bolts are still tight so this is what i assume is wrong now im just waiting on a puller so i can get the pulley off who knows when i will get one then i will work out what iim gonna do

[Emackulation]

Dude. Ever heard of punctuation? It helps alot when you're trying to read what someone has posted.

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

Dude. Ever heard of punctuation? It helps alot when you're trying to read what someone has posted.

maybe he just takes longer breaths than you?

[stockvp]

Dude. Ever heard of punctuation? It helps alot when you're trying to read what someone has posted.

mate if you got no input on me engine then bugger off cause i dont care if i dont put in a full stop or comma

[cruzncommo]

This is a full stop --->. And this is a comma --->, paragraphs are also helpful in the perusal of posts.

[[JUDGE]]

ne way fella's back to the post lol :S

[Zuicider]

ok so ive started to pull me engine down and all thats wrong is the rod bearings have spun they are as loose as anything but the bolts are still tight so this is what i assume is wrong now im just waiting on a puller so i can get the pulley off who knows when i will get one then i will work out what iim gonna do

get larger rod bearings or new ones. bearings are ment to wear before the main housings as they are cheap as chips in comparison. remove the bearings check the dimensions and reffer to the user manual for sizes and the allowable tolerances. if within the tolerances just go out and get genuine bearings. if they are out get over sized bearings or get sum made up

[defa]

when doing bearings, make sure the crank is not oval. probably more important that anything. you can get some stuff that you put in between the bearing and the crank. it is in a little fine strip. you do the bearing cap bolts up to there tension, then undo them and see how much the stuff has sqashed. ya would have a little chart and it would tell you how many thou it is worn. does that make sense..

[stockvp]

yeah thanks guys i need to get some of that plastigauge thats what i think your talking about defa and i will need a micrometer to check the crankshaft journals probably take forever

[PaRaDoX]

oi leave mack alone hes useful :P

[stockvp]

oi leave mack alone hes useful :P

not with comments like that he aint especially to me

[Hillerus]

He does have a fair point though

[stockvp]

well ive taken my crank down the machine shop and it is buggered, so im looking and saving up for a stroker kit, costs about 6500 if i remember right thats supplied and unassembled i'll fit or 8800 complete. produces over 200kw

[Thomas1]

not with comments like that he aint especially to me

If you make your posts easier to read comments like that wouldn't be posted.........

[samuels]

yeah thanks guys i need to get some of that plastigauge thats what i think your talking about defa and i will need a micrometer to check the crankshaft journals probably take forever

when doing bottom end bearings,it always pays to do the lot,no use doing half a job .
also,send crank to machine shop,always pays to polish crank before installing new bearings.

[samuels]

well ive taken my crank down the machine shop and it is buggered, so im looking and saving up for a stroker kit, costs about 6500 if i remember right thats supplied and unassembled i'll fit or 8800 complete. produces over 200kw

geez everyones quick today
how many K's has the motor done? i find it a bit hard to believe that a GMH crank is buggered,if around 230,000K's.
but if they say it's buggered,it must be