Hey all,

I'm looking at possibly picking up and engine out of a 95 to stick in another truck, or to build and swap out with mine, not sure yet. Anyhow, the seller has the engine out and sitting on a crate. What do you generally look for or at when picking up an engine like this?

I will be checking the obvious things such as the turbo wheel and making sure everything is covered or plugged, but other than that what should I be looking at?

Thanks,

Baatzy

 

One thing I learned the hard way: If you are planning on using it without rebuilding it - get a decent cylinder leak-down test kit (not the stupid HF unit), and practice with it on your own vehicle before using it for real on the prospective engine. You also need to make sure you have a decent supply of air - many home compressors will have you hangin' around - waiting for 100 PSI to show on the supply side. I think the nut on the dampener (to hold the engine still) is 15/16".

 

After all that Tugly is going through to swap that over it looks to me like just finding a newer engine would be a whoooole lot easier. Even if that meant paying a freight bill from another part of the country.

 

Just finished an engine swap and doing all that work just to to the point of pulling the motor would make me say rebuild and install.

 

If you have what you need at your disposal and/or aren't powering up (no warranty with bigger sticks), then yes - a reman is less hassle.

 

will you have permission/time to pull valve covers? You can get an idea about oil changes by looking for sludge in the heads. One of the most important type of maintenance for these 7.3's is oil changes.