How to Rebuild Pontiac V-8s - Updated Edition. Rocky Rotella

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      ISBN 978-1-61325-563-6

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Rotella, Rocky, author.

      Title: How to rebuild Pontiac V-8s / Rocky Rotella.

      Description: Updated edition. | Forest Lake, MN : CarTech, Inc., 2019.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019035080 | ISBN 9781613255636 (paperback)

      Subjects: LCSH: Pontiac automobile--Motors--Maintenance and repair--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

      Classification: LCC TL215.P68 R64 2019 | DDC 629.25/040288--dc23

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      CONTENTS

       Dedication

       Acknowledgments

       Foreword by Joe Oldham

       What Is a Workbench® Book?

       Chapter 1: Restoration Resources

       Reproduction Parts Suppliers

       Reproduction Exhaust Systems

       Pontiac Engine Colors

       Documentation

       Publications

       National Clubs

       Internet Web Forums

       Chapter 2: Preparing for the Rebuild

       Rebuild Basics

       Creating a Plan

       Setting Performance Expectations

       Gathering Required Equipment

       Selecting a Machine Shop

       Chapter 3: Disassembly

       Pulling the Engine

       Component Inspection

       Top End Removal