Posted by rickyracer (IP: 209.20.170.60) on October 28, 2000 at 16:42:38:
In Reply to: Minimal work on I/6 200. Need advice. posted by Steve-S on October 28, 2000 at 16:09:43:
depends on how much you want to spend and how long you want it to last, personally put in a new oil pump and rod & main bearings. You only have to pull the pan to do that and the engine can stay in the car. Unless you want to rebuild the head, you can live with some blow by, but a loose rod or main bearing will destroy the engine right now.
: I've decided that I'm going to do the minimum on my I/6 and work towards building a V8 302 & Tranny as I can afford it. I need to replace the oil pump & was planning on doing rings while I was at it as they need to be replaced. Since I'm doing minimal work I was not planning on replacing bearings, cam or any of that stuff. I do get alot of blow by past the threads on the spark plugs. I think they either are a little stripped or had been in the past & were re-threaded. I'm wondering what I can do, affordably, to fix that? Could I re-thread them again? Should I just put up with it? Will the new rings keep enough oil out of the cylinders so as to nullify the problem? The spark plugs get fouled pretty quick & I'm assuming the rings will take care of that. Any advice & or ideas would be appreciated.
: Thanks
: Steve-S