Engine removal pics
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if i were you, i'd stop about 8 pm, have some dinner, and get
a good nights sleep..... doing what i do, when i've had burn it
to the waterline projects, you are working with high voltage
and there is a brutally darwinian learning curve there....
low voltage is open casket, high voltage is closed casket, by the way.
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and we are gonna get a good test on VR gaskets.... i'd do what mark
suggests, and put a pressure guage on the degas bottle, and see how
your pressure in there runs... long before those head gaskets go
away, they will be bleeding pressure into the coolant..... and you'll
have time to make a strategy, instead of being on donner pass on
a hook....
Not 1,2,3,4 even 5AM enjoy some good sleep.
Sean
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More progress.
Got new bolts n spacers,,, they were cheap. Anti seize them also
Went ahead n put the ficm brackets on
Dipstick in. There was the oring for it. Wow
I could feel it bottom out
The tube on the ebp was very rusted at the nuts
Got a new one. What are those yellow things????
Got new bolts n spacers,,, they were cheap. Anti seize them also
Went ahead n put the ficm brackets on
Dipstick in. There was the oring for it. Wow
I could feel it bottom out
The tube on the ebp was very rusted at the nuts
Got a new one. What are those yellow things????
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From: Kansas City MO
I might've just been too cautious while threading the inj clamps in. I think they are good. 26 sure felt like a lot. Thought my wrench was broken, guess not, cause the new one is the same. Lol. Now I have 2.
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From: Kansas City MO
that is reasonable. you'll know all you need to know a while before
that milestone, i suspect.
breathe in and breathe out. you've been pretty wrapped on this
for a while now.... and rushing at this point is where most of us
screw up... we are tired, annoyed, and just want it DONE.
if i were you, i'd stop about 8 pm, have some dinner, and get
a good nights sleep..... doing what i do, when i've had burn it
to the waterline projects, you are working with high voltage
and there is a brutally darwinian learning curve there....
low voltage is open casket, high voltage is closed casket, by the way.
i've had to learn to pace things, and that is where you are at right
now.... get some rest, tomorrow is another day.
and we are gonna get a good test on VR gaskets.... i'd do what mark
suggests, and put a pressure guage on the degas bottle, and see how
your pressure in there runs... long before those head gaskets go
away, they will be bleeding pressure into the coolant..... and you'll
have time to make a strategy, instead of being on donner pass on
a hook....
that milestone, i suspect.
breathe in and breathe out. you've been pretty wrapped on this
for a while now.... and rushing at this point is where most of us
screw up... we are tired, annoyed, and just want it DONE.
if i were you, i'd stop about 8 pm, have some dinner, and get
a good nights sleep..... doing what i do, when i've had burn it
to the waterline projects, you are working with high voltage
and there is a brutally darwinian learning curve there....
low voltage is open casket, high voltage is closed casket, by the way.
i've had to learn to pace things, and that is where you are at right
now.... get some rest, tomorrow is another day.
and we are gonna get a good test on VR gaskets.... i'd do what mark
suggests, and put a pressure guage on the degas bottle, and see how
your pressure in there runs... long before those head gaskets go
away, they will be bleeding pressure into the coolant..... and you'll
have time to make a strategy, instead of being on donner pass on
a hook....
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From: Woodbridge, Ontario, CA
And that very statement is exactly why I lift the cabs to do any repairs that involve removal of cylinder heads, and/or the engine itself.
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Had to transfer the stator bolts, mounting bolts, or whatever there called. Lol
And the little bolt that the batt cables attach to
Got the coolant pump n pulley torqued on. Didnt use any sealant. Just the oring. Sure glad that's red. Lol
Crap, already scratched it.
Got new bolts for the crank pulley.
Got the other pulleys on
That sum btch was nasty. It's never been changed
I forgot to take a pic of it cleaned. I sanded it. At least it's easy to replace if my numbers are off. I might replace it ne ways.
And the little bolt that the batt cables attach to
Got the coolant pump n pulley torqued on. Didnt use any sealant. Just the oring. Sure glad that's red. Lol
Crap, already scratched it.
Got new bolts for the crank pulley.
Got the other pulleys on
That sum btch was nasty. It's never been changed
I forgot to take a pic of it cleaned. I sanded it. At least it's easy to replace if my numbers are off. I might replace it ne ways.
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I should've looked closer online at the clutch I'm getting. It comes with all of it, plus an alignment tool and a solid flywheel. Very nice. Thx Mike.
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Okay, but does yours use a TX-40 or TX-45? A TX-40 WILL fit a later model hold-down but will have some slack in the bolt head. I guess the real question is if a TX-45 will fit or not? If the answer is no, then your truck was originally equipped with an earlier build cylinder head. If the answer is yes (which I believe it is), you have a 20mm cylinder head (I remember you pulling out the four 13mm rocker arm carrier box bolts).
K I'm gonna give it a rest. I'm done for today. Thx everybody