The Crusty 5.3L Ep # 1 Teardown and inspection

[@chuggyhuggy8783]

Would love to see more detailed teardown inspection videos from yall. I may not know much but seeing the carnage and explaining what to look for is so enjoyable to me.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Noted!

[@chuggyhuggy8783]

@@powellmachineinc3179 you must read every comment lol. Much love

[@Martincustomdesign]

As my Dad said hes gone now im 60 . He use to say Don’t understand it dont have time to do it right the first time but you got time to do it twice . Makes no sense . Thanks for the good content keep it up im learning alot from you .

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely!, ty

[@jimdavis6833]

My very 1st engine rebuild, I did on my living room floor in late 1972. It was a street engine, not for racing. It was my 1968 GTO 400CI V8. I did send the block & crank to be cleaned, inspected, and polished. I sent the heads to a different machine shop for a valve job and they shaved .020 off the faces also. Then I completely reassembled it in my living room except for the headers and starter, wheeled it out on a dolly to my car, hoisted it up and in. The reason for the rebuild at only 70,000 miles was a bad cam. 3 lobes were almost worn round. Isky cam, cyclone headers, a 800CFM Holly double pumper, 4 speed stick, and that sucker would really go. I got shipped out to Okinawa in 1975, so I sold it. I still miss that car.

[@JoeyToob]

The good old days of high performance ❤

[@frfrpr]

Thanks for the knowledge and information. In each episode, I come away wiser.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Very welcome

[@flexmasterson4297]

Granddaddy and Daddy hammered it into my head that if you do something, do it right or don’t do it at all.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely

[@RocknOut]

You're right on with the term Crusty✌️ It appears you have great employees. Hard to come by these days.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@aslacker]

Why in the world would somebody spend that much to rebuild an iron block 5.3? Not derogatory to you at all, I love your stuff.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

We build 5.3s all the time?

[@hydrocarbon82]

At least with the few head studs they did provide, they didn't crank them in there. Every stud I've pulled out by someone else has been impacted in lol.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@Planeiron]

I luv your summarizations of engine wreckers, Jack Leg, Cornbread, can of coo coo..but cornbread is my fav 👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Thanks 👍

[@ellieprice363]

What a mess. Enough to make a grown man cry.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yup

[@deancrawford2577]

I hear you, we've seen it more and more often, had to redo a 3,6 v6 pentastar that someone else 'overhaued' . When I asked what the customer paid for the job....he said over $5k. I had to overhaul the whole engine and supply 1 new head as one was actually scrap........

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yeah, it's sketchy out there for sure

[@beaumont9072]

America 🇺🇸💪🏼🦅🛠️

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@StuartBlake-iz6rf]

Absolutely amazing revelation. Exposing rip-off merchants.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@GrandPitoVic]

Wow, it looks like it set in the woods for the past decade!!!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@stormyyoung6344]

Crazy what people try to get away with but it lets me learn stuff thanks for sharing.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Thanks for watching!

[@flinch622]

It would pay to find the slackers throwing paint at mediocrity and just make a deal on the parts - don't touch anything, just ship it as is. They probably yank a few motors a month from a junkyard to flip as hard & fast as they can.

[@hydrocarbon82]

In a way I blame the LS architecture - it will still run (not well) with lots of flaws. Lets people hide their deficientcy of skill.

[@ChrisSillers-r8m]

Haha “clapped out nonsense”…….i really enjoy good phrases!!….your videos are legit!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

I appreciate that!

[@Planeiron]

It's a rusty pan of cornbread, But I love me some pinto's and cornbread raised on it

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@jes8288]

I sure wish ur shop was located down here closer to us in central FLA....

[@powellmachineinc3179]

I wish it was over by destin close to the beach!!

[@Digimee2]

Done right should be more common than it is these days.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely

[@omegagavin]

Jackleg has been called!!!😂

[@Anthony-nw5zv]

Why do they lie about their engines?! That block looked like it had been sitting out in the weather ☁️🌡️ for at least a year. Awesome video. The owner must have tightened the main caps to 200 pounds 😮

[@powellmachineinc3179]

The owner never touched it

[@gordongrimes2797]

ok I had to look up jackleg LOL thanks just added another slang to my vocabulairy, train wreck need to use this more. keep up the good work we all need you in az.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@Expedition18]

Awesome that customer will be able to see the quality work being done to his motor and know for any future build/rebuilds what to expect. Love the "Facebook rebuild" description, VGG calls it "Craig's list rebuild, lost the receipts". Lol

[@powellmachineinc3179]

That's the plan!

[@robinfulton9057]

Jack leg is the correct term, meaning they don’t know Jack. Great video.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yes! Thank you!

[@SWResto]

It's your standard Backyard Mechanic Rebuild but missing important pieces!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yup

[@GraemeCoulter]

Glad that you took it apart before it took itself apart.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely

[@mineown1861]

While the opposite is impossible, this goes to show that some people can indeed make a sow's ear out of a silk purse

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely

[@patrickwendling6759]

Thank you for your knowledge and video's USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Our pleasure!

[@hoofarted8709]

"It cost twice as much to get the job done wrong"....wise words from this dude:)

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@dashlamb9318]

Hee - Larry - Us!

[@thegdfp6447]

He done out-slopped the Sloppy Mechanics.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@roybrookton7938]

Again another great informative video, no wonder the engine machine shops and mechanics industry gets a bad reputation all the time, lm a retired mechanic but lm seeing so many unqualified people on Facebook giving the wrong advice and every one is a goggle rebuilder these days,l was told lm doing my head job wrong on line with my top end rebuild because l replaced cam gear bolts, injector bolts,and rocker shaft bolts as landrover so called experts said to reuse them but they are all stretch bolts and specs say to renew every time so l followed the specs,it's the very reason l had to replace the head on this job as last owner reused rocker shaft bolts and he snapped one off in head which we found during a basic rocker cover seal job,he then snapped ezy out in head and butchered it so bad we had to replace head and rocker shaft bolts were that tight l think he used a rattle gun and over tighten them l thought we would snap them on removal,it's a landrover td5 motor and these things are very expensive to do anything on them,l purchased a new head but still sent it to a engine shop to inspect before we install and luckily we did as they picked up a few things which would have costed me as l was supplied new but always let the engine machine shop check over my projects,anyway lm loving you videos and my son loves them too his followed in my foot steps and is into the car industry anyway thank you for the time and effort you put into these videos,regards Roy 👍

[@cornishcat11]

great video as always. i am always amazed that someone can call that a rebuild.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

You and me both!

[@justinkorpela7955]

What a mess people that do that crappie should be ashamed of themselves

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely

[@arturozarate1752]

👏👏👏 let's hear it for a junkyard builder! Complete garbage! Touching "everything" is the only way to build a reliable unit. They'll learn the hardway....oh yeah they'll learn. Good video.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Well said!

[@travelingtech3251]

Love what you’re doing man, calling out these back wood rebuild guys. I had my aluminum 5.3 at shop for machine work, they lied to me saying they had it magaflux. Went to assemble it and found the crack right away.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely

[@kellismith4329]

Ya like you’ll never notice a few cracks

[@douglasbuckland8280]

Andrew seems like a good hand. Hope he sticks with it. Teach him all you know...good craftsmen/artists, in any trade, are a dying breed. Another good video!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Absolutely! I think he us gonna make it!

[@btsuga]

Appreciate your clear thinking and say it like it is style.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

I appreciate that!

[@robertmcguffin3342]

Man I Love watching Your videos, It is apparent that You are up to date and study these Engines and Your Knowledge is Awesome!!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Thank you very much!

[@roberthirshfield3571]

Unbelievable

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yup

[@korkad204]

Dingle berry word of the month😂👌

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@stevecrosby3199]

It's one thing to run the dingle hone thru a quick fix freshen up, but damnit, only if that's the bare minimum someone can afford. Or it's a derby engine ect. As a small business owner/ self employed mechanic I don't get it. Maybe people get away with this garbage quality work in bigger cities. Where I live, one bad job, and before the end of the week my name wouldnt be worth anything. Thank God for engine builders like you gentleman! Doing better work then the manufacturer every time! As always great video!

[@Jdw6848]

I really enjoy your videos! It is nice to see people who take pride in their work and don't cut corners!

[@donmunro144]

I've seen engines in better shape coming out of a scrap yard. There's definitely a difference between rering and rebuild.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yup

[@jim8027]

I almost spit my coffee out when you said it had a dingle berry hone. LOL! Backwoods "rebuild" for sure.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

ROFLMFAO!!

[@mybossisdrunk]

I have never heard that treated as if it was funny

[@nathan40307]

You never heard that term?

[@mikelawler2278]

What's the real name of those? I've only ever known them as dingleberry hones.

[@andrewshuford]

Could have been worse, they could have left the rings and bearings out of it lol 🤣 Thanks for sharing

[@powellmachineinc3179]

You bet

[@jimflammer9370]

Great information.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danblack8774]

Nice job in calling out this done in ya mommas living room rebuild. Maybe if it gets pointed out more,some of the half assers will go back to tending registers at McDonald’s.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯, facts

[@chrishensley6745]

Ol Jackleg saying is good,in man....what the ol timers use to say alot....and it is what it is!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@clintonsmith9931]

Keeps you busy Shame he didn't wait Cost him but he gets a good job

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@The340king]

That timing chain looks loose as all get out. I can't believe it's new.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yeah, it had a used bottom gear

[@flinch622]

As tight as rod bolts were, I might do the abnormal: check bolt stretch in reverse order. I'm guessing it went together with a battery operated impact.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yep

[@whiteoneauto]

Nice job

[@MarineGrunt]

Sometimes I think " you were too busy so I took it to another shop " really means " I thought I'd save some money and do it myself " . Apparently , home builders have forgotten there's a library nearby that will loan you an actual manual . A manual and careful attention to detail will usually get it better than that one .

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yup

[@MarineGrunt]

I have a question I forgot to add . Have your KZbin videos shown any tangible increase in business or attracted new customers ? Just wondering , best wishes to all . @@powellmachineinc3179

[@laytonturpin864]

I’ve done more than my share of dingle berry hone rebuilds, but only as a freshen up to my own drag race engines, and also after checking and rechecking cylinder wall taper. I would never do something like that to a friends engine, and especially would double check the cleaning job! And if I’m in doubt, I triple check behind myself and ask questions. In the 45+ years I’ve been doing this, I’ve lost only one engine after an overhaul, and it was my own. I was doing a thrash job trying to make a three day race on Thursday night and barely made it to the track Friday morning in time for time trials. As it turned out, I missed double checking a rod bolt and it threw the rod end out of the block. That was about thirty years ago. Needless to say, I’ve not made that mistake again! Thanks for making these videos. Not only are they educational, they are very entertaining also!

[@lazyhoundracing9621]

You might as well buy your heart medicine from the carnival parking lot. Thank you for the insight.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Very true!

[@flyonbyya]

Rust increases compression !!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@GrandPitoVic]

I'm swapping a Ls3 and I had my block fully machined and Def new cam bearings installed. Yea that don't look their not bad. I'm not taking a chance lol

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@henrybobswillikers]

nice vid guys.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Lloyd973]

Used to call these tailgate rebuilds.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@lawrencecarlson2425]

These Facebook engine builders are probably the owners attempting the build themselves.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

No, the owner paid, he actually took the shop to court and won

[@lawrencecarlson2425]

@@powellmachineinc3179 Wow, unbelievable!

[@minionthegard9665]

Great video to watch while I’m home sick from our shop, can’t tell you how many people blame us for block plug issues, whether it is not putting the dumbbell back in the LS or the hidden press in plug or ball on a small block Chevy underneath the number five cap or even the screw in plug underneath the cylinder head on a small block. And it’s all from instances of someone bringing in a block to be cleaned or cleaned and machined and opting to assemble themselves, and when we tell a customer it’s an hour or hour and a half to install cam bearings and block plugs they squirm and want to do it themselves. Often happens when it’s a garage that wants to save the money.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yep, 💯

[@ronmoore5874]

Are these Hack LS Assemblers new? I don't remember seeing this in the Gen 1 era. I'm amazed at the level of insanity you found in this engine. Great knowledge and build standards there!!! Thanks for the vids.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

The internet has keyboard builders believing anyone can build engines

[@davidreed6070]

That ( mechanic) should go back to the key board and tell people what they are doing wrong.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

I bet you stay very busy. If us customers would just ask around there are good shops such as yours in most towns. I'm enjoying your videos and learning quite a bit about the machining of engine parts. Nice work!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

We really appreciate that!!

[@jasonblack8639]

I got a crusty 5.3 that needs built

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Just takes money

[@jasonblack8639]

@@powellmachineinc3179 yes sir. When I get it I will be coming to you. Just up in VA

[@LynnTwinCustoms513]

I ran into a similar issue with a “core” engine I picked up out of a Yukon. Total hack job. I feel bad for the people that pay for this kind of work that don’t know any better. Enjoy the videos keep up the good work Powell Family!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Tyvm

[@GeorgeFarahGNR]

Save me 4 rods/pistons! I want to build a table.

[@Jdw6848]

You can have a cheap overhaul done and have to take to someone reputable and get it done again.

[@carlosflores6572]

Sweet! We could seriously watch these teardown videos daily if you posted them, LoL. Really interested in this one. I like the honest and down-to-earth facts. Keep up the videos. I'm sure guys are learning the correct procedure on rebuilding engines and honestly, sometimes it's better to leave some things to the Pros! Cheers!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

More to come!

[@lgun1]

That motor would never have built ANY oil pressure. The owner needs to get his money back from the first builder.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

He took the guy to court and won

[@lgun1]

That's great. That is the worst excuse for a rebuild I have ever seen. @@powellmachineinc3179

[@paulshurmon138]

Thanks for the video!!!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

No problem!

[@sikryd]

Shameful! I would be pissed if I was the owner. Too many brokanics out there ripping people off.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

He is!!

[@rockettman2025]

What a mess! Great channel bud, big fan from 🇨🇦

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Welcome aboard!

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

New subscriber and a like🔥🔥🔥

[@eriklarson9137]

I can't wait for this video to get around back to the "builder" of this engine. Big oofs my guy!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@jimmywilliams2553]

Dude expose all the idiots that you can

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Planning on it

[@brianholcomb6499]

That’s what we used to do when we were kids & needed an engine for our junk! Pull them apart, clean, measure, dingle ball hone, new rings, bearings, timing chain, oil pump, touch the heads up in shop at school! Our teacher used to say, don’t you dare sell that as a freshened up engine! It’s for your junk only! We also had to at least assemble it properly, or he would let it leave! They worked until we could do a real engine build! But whoever touched that engine, knew nothing but KZbin 🙄🙄🙄🙄! #Enginebutcher 😂😂😂😂

[@GrandPitoVic]

I just wish you weren't 4 hours away from me.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@mikemaccracken3112]

Facebook rebuild for sure😂. If you’re gonna be dumb then you better be tough.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@Dougarrowhead]

The previous engine work must have been done at Jeffs Machine Shop in Statesville NC. That is actually some of Ashleys better work. Im kidding but this is the type of work that jeffs does.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

That's rough

[@Dougarrowhead]

@@powellmachineinc3179 dingleberry hone, not decking blocks, not using torque plates, breaking bolts in blocks not taking out oil gallery plugs before cleaning blocks not balancing crankshafts etc is what they do best

[@stevecrosby3199]

I was almost expecting you to say time for a new donor core to start over!

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Wait till part 2

[@stevecrosby3199]

@@powellmachineinc3179 oh my, sounds like I predicted the future! I know I've asked before, maybe just missed the response, but I'm curious where are you gentlemen working? I am interested in using your services if logistically possible, and also want to ask if you ever need any donor cores? I'm constantly sending running cores over the scales for scrap!

[@colescrustycars]

I've been a tech in a GM dealership for 22 years. The amount of hack repairs that come in the shop have tripled in the past 4 years. More often then not the vehicles are mechanically totaled. The cost for me the fix it right ends up being not worth it at that point because not only do I have to still fix the original problem, now I got to fix all the BS the asshat superhero destroyed in the process. People can never afford to fix it right the first time but seems they can always seem to afford to fix it wrong multiple times.

[@battleaxefabandmachine]

Wow

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@battleaxefabandmachine]

@powellmachineinc3179 I'll admit, I have done a couple of handfuls of what you called a rering over the years. I have never had a failure and boosted a couple of the ls ones I did. But, they were thoroughly cleaned and inspected. I'm a heavy truck and equipment mechanic. I like the heavy diesel because I can change the liners and machine the counterbores in the chassis. I have even bored and sleeved parent bore engines in the chassis. I did a 3126 cat in a motor coach last year under the bed in the back of the rig. Wrestling a van norman 900 in that hole was fun. And lastly, I have welded and reground a cam lobe on a wore out atlas lathe. Lol. It worked out great. I guess it's not how you do stuff sometimes, it's having the experience, knowledge, and nads to do it and make it last.🤣

[@michaelhuffer9966]

I WOULD hate for someone to build a motor, and can't remember the concept of the of why he is building this motor.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Yep

[@strokermaverick]

Not, only did the engine "assembler" have any knowledge. He, also had no conscience. Probably, sleeps like a baby. Sounds like, the main caps were put on with an uga-duga!

[@GrandPitoVic]

It would have failed prob on startup. No oil pressure, timing FKD lol.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely

[@woods-garage]

I can see leaving plugs out as an oversight (doesn’t make it right, but I can see it as a mistake). The missing button on the cam gear is blatant. That’s either a complete moron or equivalent to fraud. Given the missing ARP studs, I’m leaning toward fraud.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Super rookie mistakes for a " professional "....

[@futten3230]

mainbolts sounded lime they were dry

[@chuckg3517]

That’s a hot mess! I’m a stickler for cleanliness when building in my garage. And for the cheap repl cost of front and rear covers, I don’t even bother with the old ones. 😂

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Right on

[@stevecrosby3199]

They must have dropped it out of a truck during transport and let it roll into the river 😂😂

[@ericwright5419]

340 stroker I hope 😂

[@stephenlineman]

they are flippers..... send it right to POWELL machine

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@eddiereichel9354]

If you do not have enough money to fix it right the first time you surely are not going to have the money to fix it right the 2nd or 3rd time. I'm working on a Subaru with bent valves thanks to a botched water pump job. Almost 4k to get a 100k mile used engine installed. They used cheap Dayco timing belt kit and the tensioner fucked up

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Facts

[@brianed1258]

Dangleberry 😂😂😂😂

[@vansohren9048]

It’s sad I build allot here in Phoenix Arizona , I don’t have any machining equipment but I work with a local shop and do all the measurement , assembly , and combinations . I get engines from some local machine shops who have the equipment and do a terrible job . Full machine work with remachined crank rods new parts and valvetrain upgrades usually comes to about 4500-5500.

[@diggy-d8w]

So are these "So-called builders" operating on Face Book selling their services like as to a HooKer ? I promise when I need a "job" done I'm gonna take it straight to the Hen House & not gonna entertain the streetwalkers on-line? I've learned that much here today. Good lesson..... be safe guys

[@davidrobinette3834]

“Mill hill mechanics”.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@stephenlineman]

usps fedex left it in rain

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Lol

[@srv1704]

Can you show how to bore out the cylinders? Thanks

[@powellmachineinc3179]

We have some kids on that, and more to come

[@markokingo]

Them damn dingleberrys .. Cheatin folks right, every day.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

💯

[@1fastbrick544]

That crankshaft wasn't even balanced for those rods and pistons.

[@powellmachineinc3179]

They can't even spell balance

[@clintonsmith9931]

Them lifters were still working

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Definitely not the point