Need Some Advice On Motor Work!

[1rad67]

Leak back - leak down....all the same thing i suppose, but you get the point..... I have always heard it called leak back, guess it depends on who is saying it but the meaning is all the same......

[JoeT]

I agree on the leak down/leak back test. Dan already said that's the first thing to do along with checking cylinders for compression. Hopefully this motor is salvageable, could save me a ton of cashola. I charged the battery yesterday and the car started instantly. I only let it run for a few seconds but I was just glad it started. I truly thought the motor was froze up. I could tell it was running rough though.

Some shops have already told me they don't want to do this job. If it was the original stock motor that's one thing, but because its been changed from what it was the 301 to a 400 they say there are to many issues that could come into play and they don't want that headache.