Cylinder problem valvetrain?
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By normal standards, assembly line motors don't have a need for a wear ring. Service kits should, but with all the weirdness of this engine ......
Of the three crankshaft examples I have, my original crank out of my reman engine had a wear ring and a deep groove on its snout. The second crank had a light snout groove and the third no groove but a wear ring.
Of the three crankshaft examples I have, my original crank out of my reman engine had a wear ring and a deep groove on its snout. The second crank had a light snout groove and the third no groove but a wear ring.
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A 6.0 is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get!
I bought the accurate diesel wear ring installation tool and had them throw a front seal and wear ring in with it. Turns out the front cover gasket comes with a seal and wear ring so I guess I have an extra now.
I bought the accurate diesel wear ring installation tool and had them throw a front seal and wear ring in with it. Turns out the front cover gasket comes with a seal and wear ring so I guess I have an extra now.
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Yeah, the Ford Motorcraft Reman I named Pandora. One, if not the most, biggest mistakes of my life. The few days quick, 'replace one lifter' project of discovering a bad high school rebuild without a teacher present. So I'm making the video series about it.
At the time my gut was saying get a salvaged motor, but I just could not pull that off at the time.
At the time my gut was saying get a salvaged motor, but I just could not pull that off at the time.
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From: Blue Hill Township
I popped the HPOP cover off because I couldn't see the SN of the engine and I didn't want to have to do it with the engine in the pickup down the road and found the van engine does have the updated HPOP fitting. She sure was tough getting that cover off though and the o-rings/seals were pretty hard on the cover.
Just waiting on my heads to be done at the machine shop to start putting everything back together.
Just waiting on my heads to be done at the machine shop to start putting everything back together.
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With the cover off and heads off, if you haven’t already I’d inspect the cam lobes, mostly the up ramps and the nose.
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From: Blue Hill Township
I'll be checking that when I replace the front 8 lifters
I am not replacing the rears because I don't want to pull the branch tubes and rear cover. Had to draw the line somewhere unfortunately.
I am not replacing the rears because I don't want to pull the branch tubes and rear cover. Had to draw the line somewhere unfortunately.
