To make a long story short,
I bought a Penn Yan Explorer with a cracked 305 Chevy (220 Crusader)
I have a spare standard rotation 305 chevy, from a Third Gen Firebird.
My plan is to disassemble the standard 305,
-Do a bank to bank swap on the rods and pistons so the offsets are correct,
-Reuse the crankshaft (if the journals on the crank look good)
-New rod and main bearings.
-Quick hone on the cylinders.
-Fresh piston rings.
-install the correct main seals.
-install all of the other necessary reverse rotation parts.
Theoretically this should all work. This is not my first engine build. But I am trying to do this on the cheap. I'll be checking all of the clearances as I go.
My hang-up is with the crankshaft. Will there be an issue reversing the rotation of a used crank that has spent its whole life rotating in the standard rotation? I suppose I can have the crank polished in reverse, but if I disassemble everything and the journals are clean, I'd prefer to save a few bucks and avoid the machine shop. Obviously if there's wear on the crank, I would have no choice but to get it polished.
I bought a Penn Yan Explorer with a cracked 305 Chevy (220 Crusader)
I have a spare standard rotation 305 chevy, from a Third Gen Firebird.
My plan is to disassemble the standard 305,
-Do a bank to bank swap on the rods and pistons so the offsets are correct,
-Reuse the crankshaft (if the journals on the crank look good)
-New rod and main bearings.
-Quick hone on the cylinders.
-Fresh piston rings.
-install the correct main seals.
-install all of the other necessary reverse rotation parts.
Theoretically this should all work. This is not my first engine build. But I am trying to do this on the cheap. I'll be checking all of the clearances as I go.
My hang-up is with the crankshaft. Will there be an issue reversing the rotation of a used crank that has spent its whole life rotating in the standard rotation? I suppose I can have the crank polished in reverse, but if I disassemble everything and the journals are clean, I'd prefer to save a few bucks and avoid the machine shop. Obviously if there's wear on the crank, I would have no choice but to get it polished.