PommyDave
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Hi, I've recently inherited x2 Holden 202 engines. Both are complete (without gearboxes), one is blue & one is red, and both are stock standard as far as I know.
I'm a total beginner when it comes to working on cars/ engines & have nobody I know locally to teach me, so I'm learning the very basics via forums & YouTube etc.
I am currently stripping down the blue engine to try to work out which bit does what & I have been told my first job is to get the block acid-dipped to find out if it's actually a worthwhile project. In a perfect world I would then rebuild it with quality parts (and hopefully adding a bit of oomph), before finding a car to stick it in.
I have the space and the time and it's purely a teach-myself hobby.
My question (and I'm sorry if it's a silly one) is how do I learn which components are compatible with each other? I feel that trial & error would waste a lot of $$$, but if I asked a workshop for help I'd either get fleeced or laughed back out the door?
Thank you.
I'm a total beginner when it comes to working on cars/ engines & have nobody I know locally to teach me, so I'm learning the very basics via forums & YouTube etc.
I am currently stripping down the blue engine to try to work out which bit does what & I have been told my first job is to get the block acid-dipped to find out if it's actually a worthwhile project. In a perfect world I would then rebuild it with quality parts (and hopefully adding a bit of oomph), before finding a car to stick it in.
I have the space and the time and it's purely a teach-myself hobby.
My question (and I'm sorry if it's a silly one) is how do I learn which components are compatible with each other? I feel that trial & error would waste a lot of $$$, but if I asked a workshop for help I'd either get fleeced or laughed back out the door?
Thank you.