knote72
Stupidity is not unilateral, we all pay the price
As the title says, I'm planning to rebuild a LA 318 in the near future (from my 91 Dakota). I got it from a relative over 8 years ago but so far as I know from her it's all stock, hasn't been rebuilt ever. I know that it burns oil and has low compression (60psi) on cylinder 8, a couple years ago we popped off the head and saw that a)the ring was cracked and b)there was scoring on the cylinder wall (may have to see how it is now but at the time it was minor enough that we agreed a 0.030" bore would fix it). We didn't have the means to work on it then and it still ran ok so we just put it back together. Soon I may have the funds and time to have it worked on and I also got me a book https://www.amazon.com/dp/1613250584/?tag=joeychgo-20
I talked to a friend of mine's dad about it, he doesn't have experience with mopars and he hasn't done a rebuild in a while but he does have some experience (helps since I still don't have the best of experience). He recommended a machine shop to me and that I get from them a quote for:
I talked to a friend of mine's dad about it, he doesn't have experience with mopars and he hasn't done a rebuild in a while but he does have some experience (helps since I still don't have the best of experience). He recommended a machine shop to me and that I get from them a quote for:
- Short block vs long block rebuild costs
- In house oem parts cost (vs cost of finding the parts myself)
- Getting new pistons/rods and having them fitted
- Having heads, machined and magnafluxed for cracks
- Having valves and seals machined and fitted
- Price for full gasket set (suggested felpro permatorque)
- New cam and lifters
- See if crank needs turned and polished
- Opt for high volume oil pump