Engine removal pics
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I just found this kit, it looks like it comes with the lifters and cam. Whatcha think
http://rpmmachine.com/engine-kits/?v...ype=Master+Kit
http://rpmmachine.com/engine-kits/?v...ype=Master+Kit
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The ideal engine stand to have used for this engine would've been the one manufactured by Norco like this one: 2,000 Lbs. Engine Stand - NORCO Industries
using these adapters:
Engine Mounting Adapter - Made in USA - NORCO Industries
This way, you could remove both the front and rear engine covers on the stand.
However in absence of that, you may just end up having to lay the engine flat on the ground upside down to gain access to the rear engine cover.
using these adapters:
Engine Mounting Adapter - Made in USA - NORCO Industries
This way, you could remove both the front and rear engine covers on the stand.
However in absence of that, you may just end up having to lay the engine flat on the ground upside down to gain access to the rear engine cover.
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How good of a MIG welder are you? A lot of it is just tubular steel, along with some good set of heavy duty casters. The hardest most complex part of making one of these will be the rotating assembly that enables the engine to be flipped upside down
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You know Anthony, I give you credit where credit is due. Not too many guys would have the patience to take on a repair as deep as you're into. Just out of personal interest, it's too bad you're in Kansas. Otherwise if you were willing to pay to fly me into your town, as well as lodging, I would actually be glad to give you a hand with your build. It's just that on the dealership level, a repair to this extent would not be economically feasible to most people, so we never get into one like this on the customer's dime. No, let me restate that. Not even Ford would bother. The last engine I had in for what was originally intended to be a bedplate reseal ended up with a long block on Ford's dime, as soon as I discovered there were cam lobes ground down during the disassembly process.
I just found out, they did get my engine out the door Friday, it left Atlanta at midnight.
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As soon as I saw that I looked up the cost of a plane ticket from Toronto to Boston MA. I have an extra bedroom with its own half bathroom and there's too much stuff to even mention as far as sightseeing and tourism goes around the NH and MA area 
.Be right back. I'm heading out to buy my engine hoist right now .....................
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I have a fairly nice Hobart, do you think it would work with two tubes, one inserted into the other, like the engine stand. I'm sure it would b a pain to spin, but I was thinking about using the hoist, with a fat strap wrapped around and hooked to itself and slide it as the engine spins. Hard to explain. I was planning on spinning my new engine like this to do the oil pans. Its quite a bit heavier with both heads on, which they are torqued on the new engine.
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Ok, rookie question, with the rear cover off, is it a crank bearing that is visible at the outer seal on the rear? I only remember one seal. Is the rear main and the rear crank seal two separate seals? It was late and I can't remember.
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This is gonna be a very, very long thread. I'm gonna keep on and show the installation of the new engine, building the stand, and the rebuild if the old engine. I was terrified of the crank seals, not so much anymore, it's just money for the tools. Now, I'm being concerned about removing the pistons. I've just never done it before. I think I learn fairly quick, but I don't want to learn it the wrong way.
Hopefully, others out there will get some confidence out of this.
Hopefully, others out there will get some confidence out of this.
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Yes, that is the rear main seal that is installed into the rear engine cover.
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This is gonna be a very, very long thread. I'm gonna keep on and show the installation of the new engine, building the stand, and the rebuild if the old engine. I was terrified of the crank seals, not so much anymore, it's just money for the tools. Now, I'm being concerned about removing the pistons. I've just never done it before. I think I learn fairly quick, but I don't want to learn it the wrong way.
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So is the rear crank seal, and rear main seal, one and the same.