Engine Rebuild!

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Dec 31, 2010 | 12:38 AM

#11

contour1

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Joined: Nov 2010

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"2001 Chevrolet Blazer
1998 Ford Contour SVT"

Hmmm similar likes.. I have a 2002 Blazer and a 1999 Contour

I'm tellin ya.. there's nothin better than a shade-tree mechanic.. (I was one before everything went computerized)..I hope that someone had a bar-b-q going for after all this work was done..

"Dirty little pistons"

Those dirty rings!! Have you tried ring around the collar? Or Ring around the Motor?? Actually shows how much crap is in our gas.. residual carbon, oil and silicates..

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Jan 8, 2011 | 03:43 AM

#12

TZFBird

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Joined: Apr 2010

Posts: 752

From: Nebraska

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Originally Posted by R2P

Does anyone know what type of lifters come stock in these engines? My old lifters are rollers, I thought roller lifters were more of a performance part.

I believe roller cams/lifters started back in the mid-late 80's for fuel economy.