How much $$ for a basic rebuild??

[PKRWUD]

That's too bad. Those are famous last words. It's kinda silly to drop $1000 on an engine and skimp over the cheap stuff, but it's your call. I've done dozens of these, and trust me, you'd be alot better off preparing to buy these items in the first place. Hose clamps weaken and strip, as do nuts and bolts. In fact many of the nuts and bolts you will be wrenching on are only intended to be torqued one time. They lose their strength and reliability after that. I won't even mention how silly reusing fluids and filters would be. Why install a set of plugs that were burning in one engine and install them into an engine with different requirements? How new are your wires? Do yourself a favor and either plan on a new water pump (even if your current one is two days old), or make sure yours is completely submerged in a mixture of water and coolant while not in use. Otherwise, the seals will crack. Your hoses may suffer a similar fate, but you sound set in your ways. Good luck.


Take care,
-Chris

P.S. I forgot to mention battery cables in my first post.