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  • Sandra H.
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    • August 29, 2007
    • 262

    #16
    Re: non-numbers matching motor

    Joe....of course you and Daniel are correct. I looked at my research notes and that's what it says. I may have been remembering what my late husband said, but he said that after a number of strokes. On the other hand, I have no excuse. The motor is still in the car, and was driven a hard and fast 100,000 miles. It's worn and needs a rebuild, but I don't know how extensive. It's not seized up and as far as I can tell, the block is intact. A rebuild had occured to me...I would like to keep it pretty much as is and keep the electronic tach, Hurst shifter, etc. The next step is probably to take a look inside. Thanks, Sandy

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    • Sandra H.
      Expired
      • August 29, 2007
      • 262

      #17
      Re: non-numbers matching motor

      That's what I rather suspected....think maybe it would be worth it to take a look inside the motor and see what it needs and then make a decision about keeping it or not.
      Thanks, Joe.

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      • Joe M.
        Very Frequent User
        • February 1, 2005
        • 589

        #18
        Re: non-numbers matching motor

        Sandra,
        100,000 miless is a lot to some people and not to others.

        You say the motor is worn out, what exactly do you mean?

        It could be the motor may just need the heads redone and your back on the road.... or replaced as a lot of work and aftermarket parts probably went into them....aluminum retainers, heavy valve springs, cc'd from hell and back?

        It probably has an elelbrock C-3B intake manifold designed to go with the 3barrel Holley carb. that is a good manifold and you can run it with a 4barrel carb.

        How are the manners of the motor?
        idles nice or a handful to drive in traffic? With a 100K it must have handled well to get that many miles.

        Maybe Mathews mentioned to a bud you owned the car and he tracked you down ?????

        A 62 is a milestone car. Would be great to see details. Any idea what the original configuration of the car was? 250, 300, 340, 360 horse?

        A crate motor would be the way to go to get you on the road but that does not preclude finding a date appropriate 327 at your lesiure to eventually putting it in the 62.

        A 62 is the what appears in the dictionary to illustrate what a corvette is ...well that may be somewhat of an exageration but not far off the mark.

        Best of luck!!!

        Best of luck, take your time.

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        • Sandra H.
          Expired
          • August 29, 2007
          • 262

          #19
          Re: non-numbers matching motor

          Joe...this is where the fun starts. I've never seen the car running. Late husband and I never talked about the car and later, after many strokes, he didn't know up from down. He and his best friend (that helped with the car) just said it's "tired". I believe it does have an Edelbrock manifold and, from the stories I was told, handled very well, at least at one time. The guy that's interested in the car heard about it from a friend that saw it up on blocks in the small town where I lived....that's been 10 years ago. I had never really talked to him until recently, when our conversation led to discovering who had built the motor. My notes say the original config was 340hp....that original motor was replaced with the one in it about 1972, and has been lost years ago.
          My idea that's starting to come together is to take a look at this motor and see what it needs....if it's just heads, then keep it...if it's a huge rebuild, then look at a replacement.
          Funny aside here....one of the last things late husband told me was the transmission had no 4th, and if I ever needed it, then I was going way too fast.
          Thanks for the reply....more to think about.
          Sandy

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          • Michael J.
            Extremely Frequent Poster
            • January 27, 2009
            • 7073

            #20
            Re: non-numbers matching motor

            I think you have a good plan here. I will disclose that new crate engines do need break-in process and sometimes numerous adjustments during run-in, which we tend to call being "sorted out". Good luck, and I would advise to have a 4th gear, it does come in handy at times....
            Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico

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            • Harry S.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • July 31, 2002
              • 5258

              #21
              Re: non-numbers matching motor

              Originally posted by Sandra Haynes (47759)
              Joe...this is where the fun starts. I've never seen the car running. Late husband and I never talked about the car and later, after many strokes, he didn't know up from down. He and his best friend (that helped with the car) just said it's "tired". I believe it does have an Edelbrock manifold and, from the stories I was told, handled very well, at least at one time. The guy that's interested in the car heard about it from a friend that saw it up on blocks in the small town where I lived....that's been 10 years ago. I had never really talked to him until recently, when our conversation led to discovering who had built the motor. My notes say the original config was 340hp....that original motor was replaced with the one in it about 1972, and has been lost years ago.
              My idea that's starting to come together is to take a look at this motor and see what it needs....if it's just heads, then keep it...if it's a huge rebuild, then look at a replacement.
              Funny aside here....one of the last things late husband told me was the transmission had no 4th, and if I ever needed it, then I was going way too fast.
              Thanks for the reply....more to think about.
              Sandy
              Sandra, this may have been mentioned in the thread. If you are a member of a local NCRS chapter I suggest you ask the members familiar with C1's (1962's) to crawl all over the car on your behalf. Find out what it is and what it is not. This will help clarify for you what you may or may not do. There are many safety issues that also need to be checked (brake lines, ball joints etc)


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              • Sandra H.
                Expired
                • August 29, 2007
                • 262

                #22
                Hi Michael.....since my old truck got a new (larger) motor, I did know about "sorting it out", though I referred to it as stomping frogs. Handy 4th gear? LOL, oh yeah.

                Harry.....joining a local chapter is a really good idea. I'm aware of a few safety issures that need attention, but it would be good to get a further education. Thanks, Sandy

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