Chevrolet Inline-6 Engine: How to Rebuild

When rebuilding your Chevrolet 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.

*Note: This book focuses on the 1954-and-newer engines. These engines had insert bearings as opposed to the poured Babbitt bearings of the earlier models. With the majority of owners retrofitting the newer engines into older chassis and the difficulty finding Babbitt professionals today, the focus of this book is on the 1954-and-newer versions.*

Chevrolet’s Stovebolt was produced and applied to Chevrolet-powered automobiles 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 candidates 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.

Author Biography:

Deve is a vintage Chevy pickup enthusiast and spends his free time making how-to articles and designing add-on kits for this vintage Chevy engines. DTN, or Deve’s Technical Network was created to help bring other enthusiasts together to brainstorm new ideas, new solutions, and help everyone obtain a better understanding of this wonderful pastime. For every kit he creates, he makes sure to document how you can make that same kit yourself without any money changing hands.

Table of Contents:

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Engine Identification

Chapter 2: Tools and Engine Cleaning

Chapter 3: The Head and Associated Parts

Chapter 4: Engine and Sheet Metal Parts Preparation

Chapter 5: Engine Teardown

Chapter 6: Choosing a Machine Shop

Chapter 7: While the Engine Is at the Shop

Chapter 8: Distributor

Chapter 9: Carburetor

Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Important Details

Chapter 11: Post–Engine Shop Preparation

Chapter 12: Engine Assembly

Appendix

Resources

 

Pages: 144
Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches)
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 407 color photos and charts
Publisher: CarTech
ISBN: 9781613254882
Product Code: SA455

 

 

Title	Chevrolet Inline-6 Engine: How to Rebuild
ISBN	9781613254882
PUBLISHER	CarTech
SKU	CT-SA455