Engine Building Part 2 - Gapping Rings, Installing Pistons in a 350 Chevy

Ring Gapping, installation, piston installation, checking for crankshaft binding. 350 Chevy small block.
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I have a 91 chev 4.3 what roller lifters can I use were do I get over size valve covers for this application

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[@chrisproctor3779]

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[@PetesGarage]

You can do it!

[@coreykennedy2077]

That was an amazing video. I love how you show the entire process: not skipping over valuable parts. I remember the first time I was putting a piston in and I hammered it as hard as you would to hammer a wheel stud out of a huge diesel truck, and afterwards, the piston was in, but the crank was totaled: $900. Dad was so pissed off

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[@PetesGarage]

That's awesome! It's time for me too. I think people overthink assembly lubes.

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Throwing 30 over pistons and rings bearings with a home job in a 400 sbc today. Haven't done it in 20 years . Good reminder video.

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I try my best. I would, but how many times can I film building a 350...lol

[@donogoobo9992]

Also: ring gap is dependent on your usage. The one mentioned in this build seems to be a common NA engine type. A Nitrous or boosted engine with 18 Lb boost will call for .007" per inch of bore diameter. When grinding rings, only grind one side of the ring. That way you can easily keep the ends parallel and the gap even. (As an experiment: Grind two ends at the same time and compare by squeezing the ring together. The outside corner touches and the inner corner has a gap.) Lastly: When preparing your block: Very gently debur and round off the top edge of all cylinders. That way it is less likely to catch and break a ring during piston install. Good video!

[@PetesGarage]

Great comment, thank you

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Yea my silverlite piston called for .026 street strip.Rings came out of motor as .033

[@blackdrumpf-willyoushutupm4800]

i like the way u set ur pistons in all at one time instead of as u mentioned.. assemble set it aside.. i like to do them all at once individually as well.. its good peace of mind.. lol

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I really appreciate the time you put into the engine build videos. I have restored many complete cars but never built a motor, or transmission. It is time my 61 rambler restomod gets a new heart beat. I was wondering if you have a video demonstrating how to file the rings if you do need to increase the gap and the tool you like to use to accomplish the task. Thank you again.

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I do have a video about rings. It's on the last 440 build I did.

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[@terraofnakedafraid5828]

Just want to say I love your videos but the clicking the torque wrench twice is a good thing. I'm an engine and prop mechanic on C-130s and the reason you do this is because first off, there is oil in the torque wrench that causes deviation and that second click ensures the oil is moved inside the torque wrench. Second, all metal stretches. It's small but in my field absolutely measurable when you're applying 400 ft lbs to a mount bolt or Sweeny wrench. On the Sweeny you can see with the protractor on it the excess movement better first and second click. Obviously it's more noticable if you further bump the prop back and forth a little while torquing. I know this is only 40 ft lbs but I promise you aren't wearing out your torque wrench by done clicking. But otherwise, thank you for the vids!

[@PetesGarage]

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My pleasure!

[@dartaniantau]

Great video, good info and interesting to watch. Thanks for a lot of the good tips, my only 2 cents are, yes "clicking" the torque wrench multiple times may move it out of accuracy faster, however if fasteners still move when you click it the second or third time then it is indeed torquing it even finer and closer to the mark. A lot of the machinery manuals I use at work specifically tell you to do this. First click is within manufacturers tolerance for the torque wrench (assuming it's been calibrated), sometimes that is pretty damn close to the money and it wont move after that on the same setting, other times it's 3-6 percent off on the initial click and will need additional clicks if you want the actual torque closer to what the wrench is set and calibrated to. Keep up the awesome videos though

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[@edwatts9890]

I always dunk the piston(s) into a can of oil immediately before installation into the cylinder(s). After tightening the rod bolts/nuts, I wipe the top(s) of the piston(s) off in order to avoid having a lot of oil in the combustion chamber(s). In this way, there is plenty of lubrication available upon startup and very little piston/bore wear.

[@PetesGarage]

Thanks for the comment Ed. Good stuff!

[@edwatts9890]

@@PetesGarage: Thank you. I am a mechanical engineer who owns a repair shop, and I have been a gearhead rebuilding engines from lawnmowers to heavy construction equipment since I was in high school fifty years ago. I also worked in the defense/aerospace business for quite some time, but cars, trucks, and racing were never far away. Keep up the good work.

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If the opportunity presents itself, I would love to see a video on setting timing as well as how to break-in a sbc. I only ask because of the educational quality of your videos.

[@PetesGarage]

Thanks for the idea!

[@GPSGPS500]

Good point, I saw many people working with a torque wrench and tighten many times, that's wrong. It means over-torqued!

[@PetesGarage]

Torque wrenches are often used improperly.

[@REALITYREFUGE.]

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[@davel4666]

I've built some engines in my day and I must say your video is excellent. Your approach is right on the money. I like the cleanliness and the gloves. I noticed the spotless block as well. You say in the video that this isn't going to be a very big build, but I notice the Eagle rods, which are good for 600 HP. That would be a lot for a street engine. So what are the goals of this build? Thanks and I will be checking out your other videos.

[@PetesGarage]

Thank you very much Dave. I treat every engine the same. It is going in a '76 Vette daily driver. The goal is a little more HP than factory that is reliable.

[@williammcwalters4926]

I have the same pistons and rods pete & the same rings but they check out around 10 11 thousands with a 30 over bore will it be ok

[@mikeisenhart8380]

Great video sir. I just finished doing a complete teardown of my first gen SBC 350. Straight away I found cylinders 1,3,5 and 7 rod chamfers were to the front and 2,4,6 and 8 were chamfer towards rear. Was there ever any exceptions to the forward chamfer rule?

[@PetesGarage]

Chamfer faces the crank

[@ironhorse127]

Another outstanding video for any engine builder. I know I may have asked before, but I didnt see you do it on this build. Do you check the gap between rod cap pairs?

[@PetesGarage]

Thanks my friend, yes I do check the rod clearances, but they are purchased to the standard grind size.

[@spiriteddiscoveries3903]

Hi Pete, So a question for myself, i purchased a set of eagle H beam rods for my sr20, standard sizing same with bearings, would you recommend i check anyway? They are to be installed on a factory crank, no machining. Also, I have CP pistons, niether the pistons or the rods show any specific orientatioin, other than underside of the pistons have CP and serial and rods Have eagle ink stamp on one side and serial number on the other. Thanks Pete

[@ericalenius8502]

@@spiriteddiscoveries3903 If they are Eagles and you place on a Sunnen Rod clearance tool you will soon find out why you don't want Chinese rods. I learned the hard way too. They will be egg shaped once torqued to proper specifications. The BE on a good rod (Carrillo) should hold true to plus or minus 0.0002" after proper torque is applied. You will be lucky to hold 0.001" on an Eagle rod.

[@pospc2]

Please note that sometimes pregapped rings maybe a little on the tight side. Its always a good idea to check them and may have to file slightly. I have encoutered this mostly with NPR rings. Granted they are cheap rings but they do fine for a budget build.

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