Rebuild Thread
Cargo Master
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From: Fort Worth, TX
Sexy stuff, Smack! Anyone else got wood? 
Two questions:
1. What's the point of marking the bolts, as in the pic of the bedplate?
2. Did you use any silicone on the bedplate and oil pan gaskets?
Btw, the orifice in the banjo looks like it maybe ten or fifteen thousandths bigger than stock. Could just be the photo though.
Two questions:
1. What's the point of marking the bolts, as in the pic of the bedplate?
2. Did you use any silicone on the bedplate and oil pan gaskets?
Btw, the orifice in the banjo looks like it maybe ten or fifteen thousandths bigger than stock. Could just be the photo though.
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Postmaster
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From: Texas
Sexy stuff, Smack! Anyone else got wood?
Two questions:
1. What's the point of marking the bolts, as in the pic of the bedplate?
Those are three stage torque bolts so to keep track of sequence and which torque step I’m on I mark them with a dot. The others is to make sure they all got torqued because sometimes I get sidetracked!
2. Did you use any silicone on the bedplate and oil pan gaskets?
Yes I used a tiny bit of Motorcraft grey, none on the inside of the gasket because I did not want any squeezing out into the inside.
Btw, the orifice in the banjo looks like it maybe ten or fifteen thousandths bigger than stock. Could just be the photo though.
I think it is a little larger but not much!
Two questions:
1. What's the point of marking the bolts, as in the pic of the bedplate?
Those are three stage torque bolts so to keep track of sequence and which torque step I’m on I mark them with a dot. The others is to make sure they all got torqued because sometimes I get sidetracked!
2. Did you use any silicone on the bedplate and oil pan gaskets?
Yes I used a tiny bit of Motorcraft grey, none on the inside of the gasket because I did not want any squeezing out into the inside.
Btw, the orifice in the banjo looks like it maybe ten or fifteen thousandths bigger than stock. Could just be the photo though.
I think it is a little larger but not much!
Cargo Master
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From: Fort Worth, TX
As long as you remember to mark them immediately after torquing, LOL!
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Postmaster
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From: Texas
Jack caught it too, I marked them after I was done torquing and only marked two dots on the second row...he doesn’t miss much.
I am really enjoying this work, I hope the engine runs WELL for many more years after this. If not, I’m going to stick a 12 valve Cummins in it.
I am really enjoying this work, I hope the engine runs WELL for many more years after this. If not, I’m going to stick a 12 valve Cummins in it.
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Postmaster
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From: Texas
If I didn’t have so much money tied up in new and newer parts I would have done the conversion this time instead of spending $7k on machine work and more parts. This is the last time...
Hotshot
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If I didn’t have so much money tied up in new and newer parts I would have done the conversion ......
I loved the 12v motor.
I loved the 12v motor.
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Postmaster
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From: Texas
I had the machine shop swap the gear to the new cam since I got the cam through them from Colt. I don’t have a press so it was a no-brainer to have them do it along with everything else. It’s on the invoice I post a photo of in the first few posts.
Cargo Master
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you live too far away from me!
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Postmaster
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Yeah if you were here in Texas we would be buddies. I’d keep you busy machining parts for me and we would be wrenching. Haha
Cargo Master
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Power steering hose and fitting kit from Sweeting’s
Banjo ends
Looks the same size to me, Matt said he stands behind his product and if I don’t notice better steering and brakes I can send it back...we shall see.
Had to get him to send the proper fitting for the power steering pump because this one had to be tightened up before the pulley was pressed on and almost hits with about 1/16” more to go to get the pulley completely pressed on...he’s sending an alternative fitting. I was not impressed and told him what I thought about this product.
Rebuilt hydroboost and cleaned up master cylinder in.