In this video I am pulling one piston out at at time from a 160k mile 5.3. This 5.3 will be going into my 1987 C10. I then show the removal of the dished 5.3…
How To Swap Pistons on Connecting Rod at Home – 4.8 Flat Tops into a 5.3 LS1
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A trick I saw on jafrommobiles youtube is to tap the ring compressor to be
100% sure it is flush with the top of the deck(use the handle of your
mallet).
Might save you a set of rings, nice vid all the same…I’m jealous of the
amount of covered space you have to work in/store stuff in
lol Zombie in the background. Love this channel more and more
I’ve built thousands of engines, you did a great job,and as far as the
piston ring cleaning that is what RISLONE IS FOR, never leave it in your
motor longer than 5 days,it will clean the piston rings very well good
job,and I like the method of heating the rods,that’s why I watched,i hope
the engine gained some power for ya,I hate dished pistons,unless there’s a
turbocharger,oh yeah never use a FRAM filter they are junk and under
efficent
Damn some people can be straight up rude. I’d trust Mark with any of my
stuff. I’ve learned everything I know from this guy and my truck is still
going strong after almost a year.
Machine shops hang pistons the same way, but I agree with previous comments
regarding replacing bearings and rings.
Can this job be done with the motor still in the truck? My 4.8l has a knock
that I cannot figure out where its coming from. The knock only happens
after engine has been running for 12 minutes. once it warms up it starts
with the noise then after 15 minutes or so it goes away. suspect its the
piston pin. Had it been a bearing it would be constant. Lifters were
swapped out so I know its not the lifters.
Actually its the other way around, the 4.8 and 5.3 have similar Hp but
different torque.
I wouldn’t want you to rebuild anything of mine. Poor cleanness,improper
procedures, ie rod in a vise, results in a junker!!!!!!!!!! Crap of a
video, monkey see monkey do
rings aren’t that expensive. I wouldn’t go to all that work without using
new rings.
Machine shops hang pistons the same way, but I agree with previous comments
regarding replacing bearings and rings.
Thanks for sharing bro, love the music selection and in the next video
could you do pink toenails lmao jk jk
poor engine
Thank You Good INFO
honestly man you should have done a better job your methods are perfect and
great but the work was sloppy in the sense that you did not replace the rod
bearings which is susceptible to spinning a bearing i know alot of people
who have done this not matter how good the bearing looks and reusing piston
rings? even if their good they will not have the same amount of spring
pressure.
Rember piston to valve clearance.4.8 and 5.3 have different springs loads.
That’s why they have similar torque but the 5.3 makes more hp..just don’t
rev it too hard till u look into this… a set of clevite 77, and bearings
set would have save you some headaches later on the pistons and rods.. LS
GM part can hold up upwards of 500hp just with High perf , rings, ARP bolt
kit..top and bottom, and high perf bearings. But you got to make a list of
all thise possible issues for later..but heading the right direction. .
CarTek books, have a great amount of literature on LS engine building
books..I have almost all of them..also look up David Vizard.. this guy’s is
a wizard when it comes to making power..Aussie engine bulder… later buddy
good luck, from MIA..
I am a repairman of life-critical machines. I don’t think motorcycles,
with rider, below 700 pounds all up weight, ridden solo, need to obey any
traffic laws at all. I think anything over that, the repairman needs
licensed by the State. Why? The oddest things kill people. Usually no one
thing will. It’s when you have multiple “violations of common sense” split
between operator and technician that people (who expect, rightfully, us
cognoscenti to ACT LIKE MEN and PROTECT THE INNOCENT) get maimed or killed.
Yeah, a bunch of blowby is no big deal. Can anybody out there tell me an
example of “engine drinks up oil, seizes, car stops on road (what? -over
the crest of a hill?) get plowed into the back of, some guy’s wife and kids
snuffed? Really? No car power failure ever killed anybody?
The “glass ain’t half full” for machinery that could CONCEIVABLY get some
random person hurt or worse. If it operates on public roads, over the
public’s heads (sky) or in a shopping mall full of people – and you are
“The Man” responsible for it’s actions, doesn’t that make you give it a
hard look and say “Not on MY watch, Pal”? AGH4L: If you were doing a race
car, go kart, off road only vehicle – a zillion things – I would be like
“that’s interesting”. But you are not … If you just wanted to run a test
mule to destruction on a dyno, do you think I’d kvetch? My sincerest wish
is to try and impart to young motorheads
WHEN to play and WHEN to be take this business utterly dead serious. And,
despite your concern, I am quite pleased with that aspect of my life. I am
ferociously proud that I kicked the shit out of any stupid likely hazard on
any piece of junk anybody ever handed me and said “Tag! – You’re IT!!!” It
has taken it’s toll. I am old now. But around these parts everybody knows
who can make X machine “act right” – and that’s priceless. Do you see my
point?
I wanna soo do this but sounds lke a big hassle is it trully worth it?
how much is the difference in weight between the two pistons? I guess it
not throwing the balance off?
Oh. It’s experimental. That’s nice. I just pulled the pan on a ’91 F250 4wd
that my niece paid almost $4000 for and some peckerhead in Colorado
crocus-clothed the front crankpin, put standard bearings in it, filled it
full of (?) synthetic (85-120?) gearlube and a Sparkomatic radio and it
made it about halfway to Lawrence, KS before piggybacking two and throwing
one rod AND GUESS WHO GETS A PHONECALL @ 3AM MEMORIAL DAY ??? I don’t see
the point in “you all learning together”. All you gotta do IS ASK ME WHAT
WILL HAPPEN if you do such and such. Great Grampa was a Master Mechanic for
the railroad, Grampa did the same for Chevrolet and GMC heavy trucks, Dad
did the same for commercial passenger aircraft, and I invented the propane
powered floor cleaning machine. I got all their tools and knowledge. I have
refinished cam lobes and lifters with a belt sander. I have heli-arced
holes in piston tops. I have welded up gears and filed out the tooth
valleys. I could go on forever. What I am afraid will happen is guys that
DON’T KNOW you can’t do shit like this – will do it. THEN they will
(driving it around town for a week) THINK they fixed it OK – AND THEN SELL
THE MACHINE TO SOMEBODY LIKE MY NIECE. In my life I have paid a heavy price
for AVOIDING KARMIC DEBT when some penny-pinching wanna’ be Boss wants
their airplane, floor machine, road vehicle, whatever -fixed by using a
method that JUST AIN’T RIGHT. DON’T TEACH ‘EM SHIT LIKE THIS. Too many guys
are dishonest/lazy and you KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.
Good video, I was dreading taking anything to a machine shop. Just needed
to see somebody else do it first I guess.
awesome great vid exactly what I was wanting to learn how to do
Bro why didn’t you just the clicker torque wrench?
Yeah, NO. Folks – don’t put old rings with more than about 1 hour run-time
back in a hole – it’s about 100 to 1 they ain’t gonna seat. Used pistons in
used holes is used-car-lot-junk-shit practice. And then with old rings? –
Kinda shit gives mechanics a bad name as dumbass ripoff artists.
Good vid. Can you also use heat to pop the old wrist pins out instead of a
press and does the compression (leak down) remain the same when reusing the
old rings instead of honing and installing new?
more human than human
kick ass man. This’ll save me money at the machine shops from now on! haha
I built a 383 sbc, but had to have the machine shop assemble my rod and
pistons because it was semi floating.
17:32 oh shit bearing fell
Nice video as always
Installing 4.8 Flat top pistons into a 5.3 at home
Your last reply satisfied me AGH4L. Don’t think yours truly has not dropped
pure aluminum rivets in the wheel cylinder fittings on an IN SERVICE SCHOOL
BUS. I had to shove a .45 in that company’s General Manager’s snoot to make
him see reason vis-a-vis putting it out of service until a salvaged
cylinder and rebuild kit could arrive OR “just use it on level roads for a
couple days”. (He was a huge man or else we’d have thrown hands).
Absolutely. “Necessity Knows No Law” (Legal maxim justifying killing in
self defense.) I wish you would you would stress to your audience to NEVER
do what you are doing. Tell them you are accepting the grave responsibility
of operating said machine on public roads because as E.J. Potter said you
must “Do Your Own Research”. Serious Repairman (not “technicians”, not
“mechanics” ) – after DUE CONSIDERATION of the HAZARDS INVOLVED – SOMETIMES
HAVE TO OPERATE MACHINERY WITH THE SAFETY LOCKS OFF. I can just see some
poor bastard wrenching on shit for a car lot and his Shithead (oops – meant
to say “Boss”) telling him to swap out the slugs from thrown rod P.O.S. #1
into busted piston shirt P.O.S. #2 – “’cause the guy on YouTube did it”…
You should make it CLEAR under EXACTLY what limitations you will proceed.
You knew they fly passenger lets with missing engines, no fire suppression
system, landing gear won’t retract/extend – and all kinds of other things
wrong? They gotta apply for and get a Ferry Permit. Usually it’s “Daytime,
below 10,000 feet, VFR (perfect weather), essential crew only, flight over
unpopulated areas, notify FAA and GADO before takeoff, minimum fuel – et
cetera, et cetera, et cetera…” It’s as simple as “Professionals nullify
ALL foreseeable hazards – so they can give their full attention to the ones
that pop up “out of nowhere”… YOUR litany should begin “It is my
personal automobile, it is perfectly roadworthy EXCEPT I am going to drive
it with engine damage, I will not carry passengers, I will THINK CONSTANTLY
of what I will do if the engine locks, billows out huge clouds of smoke,
pitches a rod, pumps oil on the pipes and catches fire, pitches a rod and
keeps running long enough to squirt pressurized oil on both front tires,
throws sharp parts on the highway at 80 mph in rush hour traffic, how I
will stop with no power brakes, how I will steer with no power steering,
locks bad enough the ring gear and torque converter saw through and climb
out the bell housing and wipe out front and rear brake lines, the crank
falls out of it and tries to pole vault the car, et cetera, et cetera, et
cetera. Might not be a bad idea to not play the radio, talk on the phone,
get on a busy highway – I think you got it AGH4L. You just didn’t have my
Dad to emphasize what is involved in working on shit that other people
might be exposed to. Best of Luck. Hope to welcome you to The Club one day,
before my pilot light goes out.
Hope u got that top ring the right side up!?
My plans for my 87 c10 is the 6.0 and th400 anyone have any thoughts? Tips?
So those adapter mounts are for the mounts on the motor or the mounts for
the frame ?
How is the clearance between the valves and pistons ?
And another question if i wanna put a 5.3 n my truck wat motors mounts do i
need to use bro? Anything different
Thinking of droppin in a 5.3 in my 87 c10 what are your thoughts on bolting
it up to my original th400?
Do u have a instagram ?..
Do you think it would be possible to do this in a weekend, while leaving
the LM7 in the truck?
It’s so hard to find wheels that look good on a 3rd gen in 17″ or larger,
those RONAL 17×9.5 Firehawk wheels were awesome but rare and big$$$ if you
find a set. There is this guy on thirdgen.o** that took the 91-92 style 16″
stock wheel and made them into 17 x9 or 9.5 and they looked AWESOME and he
said he would do a set for me and then just vanished on me, did not return
my calls or email so I just gave up on it, what a douche move by this guy
because its part of the reason I parted w/ my 91′ because if I had those
bad ass wheels I would have finished it, instead of selling it. At least it
went to a young kid who loves it and its his first car.
very nicely done.
I see those C6 wheels on your 3rd gen, are they OEM wheels or replicas and
what size are you running on the front and the rear, meaning you running
the vette rear wheels on the back of the Camaro or are they 4 front wheels.
I’m sick that I sold my AZ its whole life 91 RS with a MINT interior and
rust free only needing paint body, now I want it back!
That’s a lot of work or .5 point of compression, hell you could have just
got an L33 5.3 which have flat tops and 10:1 already and it’s aluminum
block like an LS1
Really?!? Damn! I woulda thought eye ballin them would work… damn!
Thanks Alex! Yes, I’m looking for more compression. With more compression I
will have more overal power. Torque and HP.