{"id":4564,"date":"2025-04-01T07:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2025-04-01T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:47:38","slug":"new-engine-for-the-chevy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4564","title":{"rendered":"New engine for the Chevy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9781.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9781.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9781.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9781-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9781-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8217;83 Caprice that has a 305 4bbl engine with a 700R4 trans. It&#8217;s been sitting for over 20 years so the engine may be stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-03-31-25-at-10.23-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-03-31-25-at-10.23-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-03-31-25-at-10.23-AM.jpg 658w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screen-Shot-03-31-25-at-10.23-AM-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1048.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1048-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1048-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1048-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1048-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1048.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the Caprice out of the shed and onto the trailer wasn&#8217;t too difficult. Friend Don kindly supplied the Dodge diesel and hauler with winch. 350 km round trip to get the car home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2888.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2888-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2888-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Home and in the garage. I&#8217;ll now begin the pre-start work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2887.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2887.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2887-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2887-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The engine is un-molested and the breather is in place &#8211; less corrosion with it on. The AC pump is frozen. The belt was removed, so not in use when the car was stopped. Might be good for a core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2889.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2889-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2889-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cruise transducer.  It is a three wire resume unit. If I can use it I will need to find a three wire resume\/signal switch lever to install it in the Corvette. Unfortunately the one in the Caprice won&#8217;t transfer over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next: Getting the engine ready to test if it is seized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8217;83 Caprice that has a 305 4bbl engine with a 700R4 trans. It&#8217;s been sitting for over 20 years so the engine may be stuck. Getting the Caprice out of the shed and onto the trailer wasn&#8217;t too difficult. Friend Don kindly supplied the Dodge diesel and hauler with winch. 350 km round trip &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4564\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New engine for the Chevy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4578,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4564\/revisions\/4578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}