Chevrolet Inline-6 Engine: How to Rebuild 1954-1962
Chevrolet Inline-6 Engine: How to Rebuild 1954-1962
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By Deve Krehbiel
The photos in this edition are black and white.
When rebuilding your Chevy inline-6 engine known as the “Stovebolt,” take advantage of Deve Krehbiel’s knowledge that spans decades.
Deve of devestechnet.com created the ultimate resource on rebuilding the Stovebolt Chevrolet powerplant. Using color photography with step-by-step sequencing, Deve takes you through the disassembly, rebuild, and reassembly of these engines, including rebuilding the carburetor, distributor, and intake/exhaust systems. Tech Tips highlight areas that can be overlooked, such as proper cleaning and determining if a part is reusable, and an appendix provides information on decoding casting numbers.
Chevrolet’s Stovebolt was produced and applied to Chevrolet-powered cars and trucks from 1929 through 1962. Its effectiveness and simplicity greatly contributed to the lengthy duration of its life span with the engine still being created in some capacity into 2009.
With millions of Chevrolets built with an inline-6 engine, there’s no shortage of vehicles for a rebuild. With Chevrolet Inline-6 Engine: How to Rebuild, you will now have the perfect complementary tool to walk you through the entire engine-rebuilding process.
Sftbd., 144 pgs., 8.5”x11”, 407 b/w photos and charts
Perhaps you have put off the chore long enough and decided it’s time to rebuild that Chevrolet inline 6-cylinder engine—the famed “Stovebolt”—that powers your 1929–62 truck. If so, this book is for you. Part of CarTech’s “Workbench Series,” it includes hands-on, practical information combined with 380 color photographs and informative captions to illustrate the rebuilding process. Author Deve Krehbiel, self-described “vintage Chevy pickup enthusiast,” offers 12 chapters to guide your efforts: Engine Identification, Tools and Engine Cleaning, The Head and Associated Parts, Engine and Sheetmetal Parts Preparation, Engine Teardown, Choosing a Machine Shop, While the Engine is at the Shop, Distributor, Carburetor, Miscellaneous and Important Details, Post-Engine Shop Preparation, and Engine Assembly. Numerous sidebars, set apart in a yellow background and ranging from a small portion of a page to multiple pages, provide a wealth of useful information covering topics including wiring, HEI coils, tools, cleaning kit options, valve cover gaskets, installing a PCV system, and parts lists, for example. Appendices include engine casting numbers, Chevrolet serial numbers, torque specifications, tune-up specifications, and solid lifter adjustments. A three-page “S-A Design Work-A-Long Sheet” provides a fill-in checklist to monitor your rebuilding progress. Krehbiel also adds some internet resources he has found useful.
Book Review by Robert Gabrick
