Good old saying, "Cheap, fast, reliable! Pick two!"

@mrz80

3 жыл бұрын

TANSTAAFL :D

@Adultz94

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you get a 94-96 roadmaster LOL

You are literally the only guy on KZread that I can just sit for 45 minutes and watch an engine teardown and still want more

@Lukep30

9 ай бұрын

Sleeper dude and vice grips garage too

Can't we all just agree that Eric's laugh when he put the turbo down on the bench was epic? POWER!!

Dude. You're incredible. I have watched you since the beginning! I'm a weekend warrior mechanic. I'd never attempt an engine rebuild but I always learn so much from you. I also appreciate your simple explanation and your compassion. Keep up the amazing work!

The best ending to a video EVER, I cant wait for the rest of the series.Keep up the good work Eric.

OH MY GOD THE TURBO AT THE END!!!!! IM SO HYPED RIGHT NOW

As I have seen your personal progress, it occurs to me that you deserve your success, Thanks for sharing it with us.

These long videos are awesome...and so entertaining!

I was bummed once you found out about the damaged block, but you definitely raised the morale of the video with the TURBO surprise.... can't wait to see how this build comes out.... Good Luck Eric!

I am living vicariously through you Eric with this build. I have had my Fairmont project (1981 Durango pickup) sitting in my side yard for nearly 5 years now waiting for me to start on it but life keeps getting in the way. I'm inspired to finally get this thing going (although I am going in a very slightly different direction by changing to fuel injection from a 1988-1993 Mustang). LETS DO THIS!

best ending ever, to any ETCG video. love it! keep up the awesome work Eric! cannot wait to see the final assembly!

You can tell how excited you are just watching this, there is a level of energy and excitement in the air!

literally was bummed till the last seconds and my face lit up! I'm so excited for this lol

@fukkdasystemxd3759

5 жыл бұрын

Human error

19:21 someone secretly placed a Go-Pro in the piston bore. There's where you're mis-firing came from lol

@shredder9903

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 There's all your problems hahaha 😆

I love all the knowledge he provides and talks about how it works and why. Your channel has helped me so much.

Constantly watching videos on car and in particular engine work, I plan to rebuild a car my self in the near future. And you and ChrisFix are by far the two best channels!

i did a ground up rebuild on a 351 clevo with no prior mechanical training was rather easy really checked all the bearing tolerances all that needed doing when i was 25. man did that thing fly left a turboed cordia sitting at 280kmh he told me the next day he was doing 280kmh and like a flash i went past him and disappeared the car was a very low 1973 xa superbird coupe and spin in all 4 gears till the cows come home wicked

that turbo laugh :D good closing on a video that ended up being an autopsy more that a tear down :P

it is so difficult to stop watching your vids... I learned so much about cars, its parts, maintenance, etc from your channel even though I'm not "the car guy" like many others... now I'm able to maintain not only basic repairs on my car => not being ripped off anymore by cheap and fast mechanics - thank You Eric :)

my day has gotten better i cant wait to see this build finished

Guess I'll make me some popcorn at 5:20am

Not only remove all parts from block to save machine shop labor but also, you won't get them back. On my 302, I left the transmission alignment bushings in. Did not notice they were missing until I went to put the engine in. That was and unexpected delay as most auto prts stores were clueless on finding them.

I would just like to say, I really appreciate the videos you make. You're very informative. Seems like pretty much every video you're telling us some useful tip you've had to learn the hard way. You show the process of doing the entire job. You also put out long videos like this. Sure you could have broke this up into 10 minute videos ranging from part 1 to whatever for ad revenue, but you didn't. It's a pleasure to watch, learn, and be entertained by you. Thank you for this arsenal of mechanical information, Eric.

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate that.

Great vid and timely for me as well. Going to rebuild my 85 GT this winter. Engine is out of the car and sitting on a stand. I will be doing a tear down in the next week or two before dropping the block off at the machine shop. This video has given me a lot more confidence for my first tear down of an engine. Thanks!

that's how you drop a bomb shell at the end of a video :p

@ncc74656m

8 жыл бұрын

I was getting to the end going "What the hell are they talking about??" Oh shit.

@routeoneauto

7 жыл бұрын

katie_incredible

Just an educated guess being that he didn't day , if the tight piston rod assembly come out of the cylinder with the pitting , the water that set in that cylinder to cause the pitting may have been in the cylinder when the engine was fired up . The resulting hydrolock could have bent the wrist pin . This would cause binding . The lack of cylinder ridge wear and cleanliness of the motor indicates that the motor wasn't run too much since the last build . If the motor was only bored .030' over you would still have .030' to bore out which might just clean up that pitting . you can always have the machine shop start with that cylinder to see . If it does clean up all the pitting continue with the rest if not get a new block . The nicks in the bottom of the cylinders most likely caused by the use of heavy duty rods and or rod bolts that weren't properly clearanced before assembly . The bottom end of the block can be notched properly and fix that . Of course you can use these problems as an excuse to get another core to build and get a 351 put those heads on . There is no replacement for displacement ! I once had a 1978 Camaro that I built a 385 cubic inch vortec motor for and finished it off with an air cleaner and value covers that said 5.0 l Vortec on them to add to the sleeper effect . but not much point in that with a turbo order the hood .

@Riptides99

8 жыл бұрын

Damn good call, I just went back and watched it twice and can confirm that you're absolutely correct on the tight piston rod assembly coming from the cylinder with the pitting.

@tufgriz8917

5 жыл бұрын

those years of ford 302 had a high nickel content in the block and most did not get much ridge even on engines with 150k miles and being a 302 they have thin castings and a .040 over bore is pushing it on most blocks

@jamisgood21

5 жыл бұрын

My first though seeing those notches was looks like where you're supposed to notch the block for a stroker crankshaft to clear the rod bolts.

I enjoyed this video well done Eric! One thing I have always loved about your videos is you actually say the size of the bolts and you explain how things work together. I am no master mechanic or anything I have learned from my mistakes and I have learned from your videos thank you for doing what you do! Oh and hey that's a nice turbo when you go to install it you should go over clocking the turbo for the ease of the oil drain and what not!

I love how your camera person films this. it’s amazing how you bring it in so ppl can see exactly what you’re talking about it’s super cool thanks 😊

TURBO....Holy crap really!!!!!

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Yea, really. ;)

@opl500

8 жыл бұрын

Good choice. Everything needs a turbo. And an LS1.

@GeorgeBurkhard

8 жыл бұрын

Wow! So does this mean you have to go to fuel injection? Add an ECM? Quite the project!

@opl500

8 жыл бұрын

Think he said he's going with a blow-through carburetor setup

@murkinstock

8 жыл бұрын

I knew the one of the gauges you were hiding was a boost gauge!

Damn, Dude, video ended too soon. Really enjoyed it...........

This is like the soap opera of cars and the drama is getting good.. Eric the turbo guy lol

I enjoyed the bit about the oil pump and distributor being driven off the same shaft - thanks for sharing that part!

I KNEW that was a boost guage you were showing your pops!!!!

That's a nice AC pump at the end

This is great ! I'm so excited to see how the Fairmont turns out.

BAM!...Turbo on the table > Insert "Evil" Laugh !Cant wait to see the remaining vids in regards to this build.

im sure a dozen people have told you this by now but you can have that bad cylinder sleeved, they will bore it way over then press a steel sleeve in then bore then bore the sleeve out to match the other bores, the gouges in the bottom of the cylinder walls is probably from someone installing a stroker crankshaft without clearencing the block so the rod bolts wouldnt hit it

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

I've already solved the problem with a new block. See my newsletter on 5.31 for details. www.ericthecarguy.com/blog

@greyexampleo9472

6 жыл бұрын

EricTheCarGuy: How's it running though? If that was a stroker crank, it might be damaged from the lack of clearance that caused all that damage to the bottoms of the cylinders and it might damage your new block. YIKES! Didn't know about strokers. This engine shit is rich!

i can tell your tone really changed when you found the damage I'm the bore

Damn you, Eric! You kept the turbo from me- and I love you for it.

See I clicked this expecting to see a quick engine tear down...what I got was a ton of questions I've had floating in my head answered. Love what you do Eric thank you

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Happy to help. Thanks for the comment.

That was a better twist ending than any of the M. Night Shyamalan movies.

great vid! I'm glad I didn't read the comments and spoil it for myself

I have not visited your videos in a long time what a great video to jump back in with!

The ending made me happy, cant wait to see the rest of the build!

I saw that cylinder wall, and said, "Oh, that'st the pits."

@thetinpin

8 жыл бұрын

Ba dum tss!

@kelli217

8 жыл бұрын

. . .

Thank you for helping me find my bearings. /lame dad puns

@ChinnuWoW

8 жыл бұрын

I didn't know bears wore rings!

That is why I love engines! They are a work of art. And good job with the video, not everyone can make me watch 45 min video with out skipping here and there!

AHHHHHHH CHOO CHOO!!!!!! I am 20 times more excited for this build after the end there. CAN'T WAIT!

What the hell did the last guy do to damage the engine like he did. But cool vid! Engine rebuilds/tear downs are always fun to watch.

The orientation of the connecting rod end caps is for the locks on the bearing, if you reverse them the bearings will spin. Modern engines use use fracture split sintered metal rods which work okay for normal applications, performance applications need forged rods. Roller lifters can be moved around it is really pitting or other abnormal wear (as well as a failed hydraulic section) is what you should be concerned with. If you reuse them flush them with diesel and refill them with 40 wt. As far as 2 bolt vs 4 bolt the LS engines have em beat with 6 bolt, better flowing heads, better cam design the weak point is their oil pumps and that stupid rubber plug at the end of the galley which can pop out and cause no oil pressure. I machine in an actual plug which those boys at GM should have done on day one.

The turbo made me smile...good luck Eric!

This project is great, nice work Eric as always

Fram, Rtv, and un even torque on bolts... I feel bad for that mustang..

@mikeperry3284

8 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a ford owner to me! Hahah just kidding.

@nesthell2

8 жыл бұрын

Haha

@timewa851

8 жыл бұрын

well, that "this could be the only oil filter this engine ever had" line won't work...... that crinkle-top Fram POS wasn't around @ the end of Ford 302 production in '96. I feel sorry for the transmission. : (

@kenbrock4773

8 жыл бұрын

The previous owner obviously rebuilt that engine and Eric is referring to the fact that it's probably the only filter it's had on there since the rebuilt .. I guess the aftermarket cam,.30 over pistons,gt40 heads,and custom oil pickup weren't enough of a hint ??

@MojoWitwicky

8 жыл бұрын

What does a transmission have to do with an oil filter?

We've been duped! I am sure you had other plans all along. Based on what you have done so far, I could not fathom you using that POS engine in any way. Look forward to the new stuff.

The damage when you took the oil pan off could be from the connecting rods coming into contact with the inside of the block, this happens when you don't tighten the connecting rod caps and that can happen, hope that might've helped, love your show! Keep the good work up Eric

This guy just saved me some money. Now all I have to do is take my block and heads to the machine shop. Thanks Eric.

All that performance and someone installed a "Fram" filter........I am depressed......

@Adam-bw4lw

8 жыл бұрын

Fram=Junk ......the inside paper colapses.its like you dont run a filter.....

@ShaqsBigToe69

8 жыл бұрын

(Rolls eyes) oil filters have a job to filter the oil you can have a Fran oil filter like the orange can with a 5 thousand mile oil interval. In short it's an oil filter who gives a shir

@Tedybear315

8 жыл бұрын

The_Phantom Had a nice small car, Probe GT with HLA (hydro lash adapters) Found out the hard way that Fram filters of any 'quality' did more harm then good. Sounded like nickels in a tin can. Swapped it out for a Napa Gold (made by WIX) and it settled right down and ran like a dream. Found out later that Fram's quality isn't as good as it used to be. Cheap parts used that will just get by. Check out any NAPA oil filter display where they do a cutaway of the same filter by different companies. It's an eye opener.

@blackangel75171

8 жыл бұрын

oil filter affects ur engine performance crappy oil filter crappy the the engine runs and filter bad oil

@ShaqsBigToe69

8 жыл бұрын

+Tedybear315 I have had no problems with Fram and have gotten no reason to get a different filter.

You're the Bob Ross of Auto Repair

Most enjoyable thanks Eric On a side note, I used to own a 1974 Ford Fairmont with the 302 Windsor. Was a beast till I blew it up.

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

I hope I don't blow mine up. That would suck.

@TheRealMrCods

8 жыл бұрын

EricTheCarGuy Haha sure would :)

you have no idea how much I smiled when I saw that turbo

38:47 "WEEEEEEEEEEE!!" this guy is epic

dat ending laugh... :O

BEST. SERIES. EVER. My god it's going full turbo!!

This video really helped me out My dad left me a 1968 cougar with a 302 engine inside im planning to rebuild it myself even though i have never done it before he was a mechanic for over 35 yrs, Its just something i have to get done trail and error i guess .... but this vid did help me alot thanks EricTheCarGuy

@karlnehofarrington4265

4 жыл бұрын

Why didn't u learn of your dad

Pwerd by ferd.

@swagsonville9675

6 жыл бұрын

I like Ford. They made some really good shit. Some really bad shit as well. Regardless this made me laugh so +1.

@lifepresent3183

5 жыл бұрын

?

@noahbannister1834

4 жыл бұрын

first on race day, later found on road dead

@truenorthcanadian5628

4 жыл бұрын

lol

Rule number one of rebuilding your engine: Make sure you can afford a turn-key crate engine before you decide to rebuild your current engine.

@nos1000100

6 жыл бұрын

well $32,000 for a complete hellcat turn key pallet vs a $250 used engine gamble.

i just gt an 82 with the same motor in it for a grand this video was excellent and i fell ya on love working on old stuff so simple

Nice, I've been really excited about this build ever since the first time you talked about it.

What about resleeving the block Eric?

Eric the car guy is doing mod tuner stuff cool

@thomassmith1753

8 жыл бұрын

Now it just needs a wing that goes past the roof and beyond the side mirrors haha

@MelloManLive

8 жыл бұрын

+thomas smith rice

@thomassmith1753

8 жыл бұрын

+Back Seat Garage nah

Why after watching this video I now feel that I'm now informed to do a complete tear down with only a diy mentality. No seariously, I got to watch your video about five or so times, take notes and study up and I think I'll be ready. I owned a 89 and 91 f150 plus my girl friend's 95 camaro(witch wont let me touch until she see me do minds). This vid will help me save thousands. Thanks...

We can see that you were having fun doing this video. You looked happy. Nice video Eric, keep on going and staying dirty :)

ETTCG = EricTheTurboCarGuy

@MrClarkisgod

8 жыл бұрын

Not the greatest idea on a stock 5.0 block. The block webbing cracks pretty much no matter what you do if you run it above around 500hp. 450 is still pushing it but it can last a while if you're lucky. Not very strong blocks unfortunately.

@dkongul

8 жыл бұрын

hellloooo that block is not going to stay stock. In fact it is not certain that he is going to use that block. have you seen the pitting on cylnder wall, awfull

@lilmanjeeps

8 жыл бұрын

Changing parts inside the block doesn't change the block. It's still stock.

@dkongul

8 жыл бұрын

Sprint316 stock block is generally referred as stock internals crankshaft rods pistons etc

@Th3Fly1ngCow

8 жыл бұрын

he already built an entirely new motor

you turbo trickster man I'm excited for you lucky sob

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Right?

@weou09

8 жыл бұрын

Are you going to run the whole ON3 kit? I can't speak for them on the push rod stuff but I have their kit with a few upgrades on my '07 GT. I am very pleased. We went 6.90s at 6#s on a complete stock 3v drive train. Now we are getting the car ready for round 2. 10.5:1 comp and a lot more boost with e85. Shooting for 6.0s

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Yes I am using the whole kit. Thanks for the input. I don't think I'll be running 6's though. :)

@htcooley04

8 жыл бұрын

+EricTheCarGuy he's probably talking in the 1/8th

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

If that's the case I might have a shot at that.

Hey great vid! Been awhile for me on any of this. Needed a great refresher like your video. Thanks for posting !!

Nice shocker at the end!!! Cannot wait to see more.

So much rtv.... Why oh why...

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Right?

looks like someone tried putting in a stroker and didn't check clearences and probably didn't degree their cams thus pistons meet valve

@JPanyon

8 жыл бұрын

A stroked crank would also explain block damage (improper clearance relief) on the oil pan side.

@smackledorfmcsween

8 жыл бұрын

John Panyon I don't know. I've seen plenty of Windsor blocks with those notches at the bottom of the cylinders. The 351 I've got right now has them and there were no signs of fretting, crank walk or any other clearance issues. It was a stock engine. I thought the same thing until I hit Google with bare 351 W block search and there it was with the notches in the same spots.

One of my favorite videos on KZread

This is definitely the part of the car that excites me the most. Heart of the car!

If you really want to piss off people, get a turbocharged Honda V6, stick it in that Fairmont and put a few Type R stickers on it. And then watch a tsunami of butthurt roll in.

@dylanlove9453

8 жыл бұрын

Ironic I am building a twin turbo J series engine with ITBs for my Accord, I'll post videos if anyone is interested

@Tom2Tunes

8 жыл бұрын

Ya post some vids

@nos1000100

7 жыл бұрын

it probably would do pretty good too

@canabox7112

5 жыл бұрын

It turned out to be way slower than a Golf GTI.

sweet, hope you are going EFI too...

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Nope. Carb is better. Cools the charge going in.

@elchapo6594

8 жыл бұрын

yea eff efi

@ArchimedeanEye

8 жыл бұрын

EricTheCarGuy Carb is most definitely not better. A tiny bit cooler charge is nothing compared to terrible mixture control. Do it right the first time Eric.

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

I am doing it right. Just because I don't agree with you, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

@678friedbed

8 жыл бұрын

+EricTheCarGuy carb is also cheaper and easier to tune and upgrade.

Awesome video!! Reminds me of when I removed and tore down my 289 from my 1966 Fairlane. It's been about 2 years that I rebuilt it and is still running strong!

@cammontreuil7509

2 жыл бұрын

Did a compression test ?

Man this video is like a dream come true! ETCG doing an engine tear down, machine work and then turbo!? Wasn't expecting this! Waiting for the rest of the series Eric!

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

You won't be disappointed. I've got a TON of great videos on this project so far.

@movingupautodiagnostics8645

8 жыл бұрын

+EricTheCarGuy oh yeah! Thanks Eric.

why would anyone dislike the video

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Jealously.

@oudude27

8 жыл бұрын

+EricTheCarGuy I concur

@juiced71

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah they should make you give a reason when you click on that , i swear there is just a person who runs around and clicks it for some odd reason ..

@nos1000100

6 жыл бұрын

the chevy, mopar, jdm, and euro guys

Excuse me language.... Fukkkk yeh eric!!

I bag and tag everything and take lots of pictures and put descriptions with them if bolts are different lengths or it needs to go a certain way. Saved me so much time

This brings back great memories. My brother and I rebuilt a Ford 351 in high school. It ended up going back into the old Econoline Van we had. Funny thing is it was the same color as the Ford this engine came out of. I'd love to go back to wrenching/rebuilding engines like this again.

Going with EFI or blowthrough carb setup?

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Blowthrough.

@rasvial

8 жыл бұрын

I wish you luck- that will require some patience to get right. Blowthrough can work just fine though- basically it's just like any other carb (with some extra gimmicks of course), with the biggest difficulty being it's in a high pressure feed- so it's harder to just rip of the air filter and look inside to see what's not working right.

lol. old owner put all that work into engine then puts a cheap fram filter on.

@q......

8 жыл бұрын

Lol, yeah. Well it wasn't a lot of work or at least "good" work. Anyway the filter. I used those for a while up until I saw a few videos of them being dissected and the piss poor material inside. My main reason for choosing it was the material on the end making it a bit easier to grip. If better filters had that on it or something similar I am sure they would sell more.

@nos1000100

6 жыл бұрын

ran out of money maybe or know the block was probably not going to last and roadkilled it

@martystevens3969

6 жыл бұрын

tribulation138 Fram filters are the BEST!

@sterrshow5016

6 жыл бұрын

Fram = fucks running awesome motors

@tonycervz89

4 жыл бұрын

Should've used Motorcraft

Wooohoo, super excited for this build!

Watched the whole video and found the video, as well as the Eric, to be one of the best KZread videos I have watched. Great job in describing what he is doing and explaining how it is done. I will definitely review other videos of his as my first choice when reviewing auto repair.

I KNEW IT! CHOO CHOO! Hey Eric. Forget that Ford engine. Throw a Subaru engine in it. Go Jap! Nah. Just kidding.

@gbowne1

8 жыл бұрын

the Ford V4?

@therealjpow

8 жыл бұрын

+gbowne1 H4... but who really cares right?

@1999danie

7 жыл бұрын

+SS troll alert 😂😂

@fireinthesky4982

7 жыл бұрын

What gave that away? Its username is SS.

Eric, you devious SOB!!! This thing is gonna be insane!

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Oh just wait. I ended up going with a whole new engine. See my newsletter on 5.31 for details. www.ericthecarguy.com/blog

I really like the direction your videos are going - I enjoy watching stuff get built. I hope to see a video of you at the track when your done!

@ericthecarguy

8 жыл бұрын

Me too. It would be nice to see what it does compared to when I took it there stock. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mp-DxqZpgJaeoNY.html

Awesome Eric!!! Nice twist with the turbo ☺ /with love from Sweden.

I've been looking for a water pump bolt diagram for YEARS thanks eric! Jegs for the win!

i love how back when you started the fairmont project, it was just going to be a new engine and new suspension, you stressed that you werent going overboard and were keeping a budget. then we saw the 5.0 stang you bought and got excited and the build became a little bit less conservative and a little more fun. now forced induction? youre going all the way. watching this build is like seeing i kid in a candy store. i cant wait to see the end result.

Erick I’ve been watching you since KZread first started and I found you. Got into cars cus of your vids, and my mustang, this now is just like icing on the cake.. since I love and only work on mustangs now thanks for your work.. cheers 🎊

So excited about this! I've got a 302 I've been wanting to play with.