Quote: hahaha I say stuff just to hear ya Jon. Really if you are talking about pulling the motor down and doing a complete rebuild I'd say nah. Especailly if it's (now don't get angry John) a stock non-anything 383. Clean it out as best you can. You can even drop the pan and re-place the rod bearings. All I did was flush it real good and then run a magnet everywhere. Then I replaced the lifters and cam. Both cams were 509's in the late 90's. Must have been a metal defect or something. I have always run a magnet in my pan for just such emergencies.
