It's cool to see an engine being disassembled on the floor with hand tools. Makes the video much more relatable to people like me who would be doing it the same way.

@bjr2379

2 жыл бұрын

No fancy jumbo sized garage with a lift and giant tool boxes either. Looks as though Steve is keeping it real. 👍

@novanogo07

2 жыл бұрын

I love that Steve keeps his swap meet tools in a 5-gallon paint bucket. I watched another channel put assembly lube on the wrong side of his bearings while using a 30k tool kit. Tools/Shops don't make you knowledgeable. Only knowledge does that.

@matthewtaylor3308

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t really take anything apart on camera. He mostly just talked about it. 🤷‍♂️ An engine stand is pretty cheap at Harbor Freight... 🤷‍♂️

@novanogo07

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewtaylor3308 If you can't figure out the disassembly of a short block sitting on the ground - I don't know what to tell you.

@ldnwholesale8552

2 жыл бұрын

I have built race engines and road engines for 50 years. Engine stand is essential, not maybe for dissasembly though it makes it easier but for assembly imperative. Rolling engines around on the bench yet alone the floor is plain dumb, more so with big lumps like this.

Now this is the type of information we need to hear when making custom changes to a car.

Really digging your channel, Steve. I don't have the money, space, time, tools, or knowledge to take on anything like this, but it's neat to see how it's done anyway.

My listening to the man sounds like a engineer and my grandfather describes the mechanics of the engine and components and how they are going to act if this or this is done. Amazing like a encyclopedia of knowledge he is.😊

You do a great job at explaining. Without having that so-called know-it-all attitude. Thank you!

You are a genius when it comes to anything automotive. Get well soon.

These clips make an attractive package. Magnante talks in a linear, coherent, informed way while simultaneously disassembling an old engine, stubborn bolts and all. This is good stuff.

Awesome! Someone should do a before and after on Steve's jeans!

Hey Steve, I love the videos. What you said about the input shaft needing to be supported is 100% true. The get around for having to cut the shaft is a pilot bearing that fits the torque converter register, it’s even a factory dodge part, Dakota with a v8 and manual transmission if I remember correctly. Also the 440 in my dart was pulled from a Winnebago, it has a double roller timing set, forged crank and if I ran the part numbers right, 6 pack rods. How crazy is that?

Great series Steve, Looking forward to the machining and the reassembly.

The wizard of Mopar Steve is . thanks Steve .

Hey steve...I just wanted to say thanks for these tear down videos man. I'm pretty new and I'm starting my first build now...tearing down a 78 rv 440...and you do a very good job of explaining as you go and some good facts and history also...some of the most informative videos iv found and look forward to watching and learning more...so thanks man...much appreciated.

My motorhome 440 had a double roller chain as well. And 6 pack rods.

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

Back in the 1960's auto manufacturers used to put forged steel cranks in a lot of truck engine applications because of the shock loads with manual transmission trucks. Also it pretty easy to drill a cast crank for a pilot bushing with the engine out if you have a floor type drill press that accepts collet drill bits as the cast crank is relatively east to drill you just have to use a dial indicator to center the crank and make sure it's face is perpendicular to the drill axis.

@oops1952

2 жыл бұрын

You bet! The toughest stock crank you could drop in a 340 was the 318-3 found in a fargo

@kennydemartini2169

2 жыл бұрын

I've chucked them up in a lathe and drilled them out before. I've also drilled and tapped many pre 1968 Chevy cranks that didn't have the balancer bolt on the front.

@budlanctot3060

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennydemartini2169 that's the best way to do it. It will cut perfectly centered in a lathe. I highly recommend this method if you have access to a lathe.

Get well Steve. We miss you buddy.

Love this build Steve. I really appreciate your detailed explanation of the hydraulic vs solid lifters. Looking forward to more of this content. Cheers.

I like the way he wipes the oil off his hands right onto his pantleg. Same thing I would do if I didn't have a rag handy. 🤣That's what jeans are for. Keep up the good work Steve!

Manum engines from 1991 up used a roller pilot bearing that fits where the converter snout goes. You can use that with all cast cranks, and have to shorten the inpur shaft so that it doesn't bottom out.

@kenbtheman

2 жыл бұрын

Was just getting ready to say that when i saw your comment. I've done this before.

Very easy to listen too great teaching skills 👌 like the hand tools too 👍

I love 62 mopars! I have a couple motorhome 440s. Im building one for my 85 dodge truck.

You're videos are a joy to watch. Thank you for posting them. This is a great rebuild to watch.

I like the fact you wrench things off. Getting a feel for things is important. I like to use a light 3/8 drill with a socket adapter after loosening. Works well for assembling too. Everything gets snugged down nicely

This is great. Each day a new vid. Thx.

This series is really informative. I have learned more from Steve about old Mopars in the last few years than I had in the previous 40 or so of driving. I just wish I still had any of my old Mopars. The only way Steve can help me now is if he does a series on a 20 year old Ford mini-van or a 10 year old Honda crv. Geez, what a sad sentence to type.

@scoobyroorogers

2 жыл бұрын

😅🤣😂😔🙂✌

This old Mopar stuff is so fun and easy to work on, yet I can't justify spending my time and $$$ on it in these times..

I love this tear down series Steve!! You definitely know your Mopar stuff brother I love your channel

Good stuff Steve get well soon brother

Love the channel Steve! Excellent info and a real life vibe. I’ll never need a 440 but I enjoy knowing things about all kinds of engines.

Superbe ! If school would have been as interresting as these videos, i would have been a Rocket scientist ! Thanks Steve!

OK Steve, this video says it's 2yrs old, as I viewed it 4 my 1st time. I would like to add a comment 4 U and anyone reading this that there is a BALL BEARING available to put in the crankshaft for the manual trans input shaft to ride in. It fits where the torque converter hub fits. I used one once so I know it exists. BUT you still need to cut the end off some of the input shaft. That may seem a bit daunting but it doesn't ruin the input shaft it just dedicates it to the ball bearing. And it cuts easily with a steel cutting hacksaw or reciprocating saw blade. Then grind a nice taper on it so it fits into the bearing easily. I pulled a nice forged crank out and took it to machine shop to have it drilled out deeper to hold the original matching bushing. I wish I'd have thought to hunt down the ball bearing. I hope you find this useful. ben/ michigan

1. The Yellow Bible (Larry Shepard) held that the cast cranks are good for 600 hp. 2. Forged cranks for automatics had the shallow pilot hole as well. I still have the Silver and Deming drill bit that I deepened the pilot bore with. 3. Factory HP stamped engines on the ID pad means it has a double roller timing chain. Usually found on cop cars, taxis, motor homes. Silent Chain timing sets had nylon teeth. The Silent Chain on passenger engines was to shorten the engine life. They were not quieter. Over 4 decades of changing them out, proved that to me. Fortunately the late 1971 and later low compression engines did not have the valves and pistons crash with a cam gear failure. Looking forward to the stroker !!

Man this is great information! I feel like I’m learning mechanics with the master of automotive history! Great video Steve! I’m definitely following this episode’s!👌😎👍

@mylesross5712

2 жыл бұрын

1974 400; 440’s used right side discharge water pumps in conjunction with 28” radiator cores.

I love that your channel is no drama just pure info.

Great to see you again Steve! I think it was several to many years ago I saw you identify different engines by touch only. You were blindfolded and you nailed every engine! By feel......Impressive as hell and I knew then you were (and still are) THE MAN!

Lots of great information Steve. Back in the day some of us ultra cheap types would resurface hydralic lifters by putting 600 grit emery cloth on a piece of glass with some oil and making a circular motion with the lifter. You had to start with a lifter face that wasn't really dished. I'd run around the junk yard pulling lifters till I had a set I could work with. Very time consuming. A couple of times through a long movie should do it. Seemed to work ok. ....With the quality problems some new lifters are causing these days, I'd be tempted to go back to used lifters again

@kennydemartini2169

2 жыл бұрын

After my son's car ate two cam and lifter sets last summer, thanks to poorly made lifters, I was able to find a set of NOS lifters at a local privately owned parts store. That solved the problem. Now I'm search of another set for our next engine. Big box stores have too much turnover. They're shelves are full of the Chinese crap now.

@oops1952

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennydemartini2169 It's been a lot of years since I've built anything. I've heard the stories and I'm glad you found a solution.

@ldnwholesale8552

2 жыл бұрын

You could get lifters refaced once. Though junk after doing so as the hardening was gone. They are so cheap these days never bother with doing so. IF those lifters were still good I would have saved cam and lifters

@oops1952

2 жыл бұрын

@@ldnwholesale8552 Sounds like you can end up with junk no matter what

As a person that has never touched a Dodge product, it is wonderful to be learning about these engines along with the tear down.

Boy that takes me back

yep Steve I love yournjunk yard crawl and can't wait for any new shows. I've said before I just got my '65 383 back from the machine shop. The guy has been doing machine work for over 30 years.; He told me he had never got an old mopar like mine. He decoded it and was blown away. I love your knowledge and what you do.

Get well Steve!

Great videos, if you want a production suggestion, point the camera more on what Steve is doing and less on his face while he's talking about the thing he's working on. You can bring it back if you want both in the shot at once. Anyway, just a suggestion, I enjoy the videos either way.

@gregggoss2210

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I wanted to see him pull those lifters.

Classic Craftsman tool set, love to know how many times Steve returned the "same" 3/8th ratchet to the gal that worked in the juniors section

This has become my daily highlight - keep up the great work please! By the way, you killed it (as usual) on the Barrett Jackson auction. Nicely done.

I love your commentary Steve,I always enjoy watching you on Barrett Jackson ,your knowledge is overwhelming 👍

I like the fact you give these tidbits of info while tearing the motor down .Your old school ways & approach are appreciated as well .

Like two videos I like the way you explain things

I'm still with you Steve Randy Monroe Michigan

Great video, Steve!

Man after my own heart Working on the floor With tools in a oil pan

Love the project and can't wait for every video.

Great Build !!

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has my tools all over like that. If a smart guy like Steve does it, I don’t feel nearly as badly.

Great progress

Great job Steve

The amount of information conveyed here is amazing

Great information shared as you’re working on the engine. Great content!

Yes,,longer videos! Make em all longer Steve,,its all great stuff buddy!!

it's been a real pleasure watching you work on your old car keep it up.

Great Great video Steve!!! Love the facts!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

After my high dollar dirt track engine died I discovered the cast crank no manual trans-cost me 2 nights of running. Using my top end I'd pick up 440s at junk yards and have a power plant for around $40-'72 thur '77-that usually last a couple of weeks, sometimes a couple of months. Gonna be on this series till the end, glad you're putting this one out!

Man so informative love it

Excellent

Man, I can't remember how many 1970's-1980's Oldsmobile motors I changed lifters on and I can't remember any of them coming out that easy! LOL!

Steve thanks great episode!!!!!

Great video as usual. I’m getting a wealth of information with every video.

Yeah Steve, I dig the 'old school' approach to the project, working off the floor, no fancy power tools and a real hands on informational learning experience.

Interesting stuff !

Great video

Good stuff

Cool video Steve

Never knew about solid versus hydraulic lifters...so informative

Steve, great explanation during teardown! It's bringing a lot memories back from my day's working at Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth dealerships back in the mid to late 1970's.

good Mopar knowledge and info..

I'm a blue oval fan, but ai totally love your Mopar knowledge.

I like this build

This is fun to watch, sure takes me back to my younger days messing about with engines. I like using the hand tools myself, I have a "speed wrench" - inherited with tools from my uncle who was a mechanic/ hotrod builder in the 1940's until late 1960's - hand operated after fasteners are loosened.

I didn’t know Mopar used nylon faced timing gears back in the day. Also thought they all got double roller timing chains. And I believe the chain slop on those engines is checked under load, so you’d check the left (pass) side of the chain to see the slop, and it’s not a tight fit all around.

Love the 440!!! There were many different water pump housings even a stock high flow! In iron.

Frantic! Great getting it all in in shortish vid

Love watching this teardown. Also wildly informative. I didn't get too involved with the Mopars when I was younger, so this is all new/cool territory for me. (Thx Steve). I'm waiting to hear if I've gotten a job as a salvage-yard attendant. Dream job is to own my own yard. Watching you do these yard-crawls & projects, is just pure schooling/entertainment for me. Keep it up!

Your a walking car encyclopedia steve. Love the channel.

I️ had an oil pump drive come apart on a Ford at the strip. The motor walked away and lived another couple years until I thought it must be tired. When I️ tore it down the bearings were still like new.

Steve, shout out again from the old days in Mamaroneck NY. Love your videos.

Solid lifters: "until something else breaks" LOL

I would love to have that 440 Magnum in my1/2 ton Dodge truck.😁💪👍👍

I'm diggin' on the 440 buildup. I'm currently helping my buddy with a 68' Chrysler New Yorker with a 440 TNT.

Just hold it to the floor till it floats valves sounds great.

69-1/2 Sixpack had a one bolt cam. One day I stopped for gas and the car cranked but wouldn't start. The mechanic and I checked and found no spark. Quick check of wires, OK, opened distributor to check points, and found motor cranked but dist. didn't. When it shut off the engine gave a little backfire. The dowel pin had broken and let the timing gear to spin on the cam. Luckily it was still under the 12/12,000 Warranty for the 440-6 and Hemis. Not the regular 5/50,000 Warranty.

Steve I have an original 1973 Plymouth Gran coupe with it's original 440 that has the passenger side water pump manifold.

Another great video. Your very knowledgeable ! The subtle engine factoids are great. By the way, your habit of wiping off the screw driver & finger tips on your blue jeans is hilarious !! Had a flash back to my youth of my Mother yelling @ me while in the garage during my " what are you taking apart now? " sessions . Various mechanical things I found/salvaged from the trash from our neighborhood. : )

Wow Steve way to get R done✌️

So weird that I’m watching this on the engine block’s 49th birthday.

I'm a hand tool guy as well. I think it helps identify and issues with threaded fastners. Everyone seems to use cordless impacts for the smallest of tasks these days.

@dubiousf00d

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats for sure. I have air tools but i rarely use them. Much more of a learning experience with hand tools.

1970 and later sixpac motors were externally balanced because of the big rods....Also most cars used a waterpump housing with the inlet on the left side...I liked the one on the right when using external duel inlet oil systems....

Never really watched an engine being torn down before. Pretty interesting stuff Steve.

aweee, wish you would have restored that Chrysler! mean looking cars and would have been cool to see it smoke the tired off the rims!

To those addressing the lack of an engine stand, Bob Glidden won 85 Pro Stock National events and never used one. Not saying it is wrong to use one, only that different people for different reasons choose not to use them.

I'm going to check out my rv 440 for that water pump.. cool video

You are right Steve, it needs to be supported by the pilot bearing and I will say that it will work it is not good for it.

Olds used forged cranks till 68, 2bbl 330 have them. Some early 455 did too.