Pulled engine, what to do?
Mountain Pass
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From: Western ny
If you ever intend to replace valve springs now if the time. I just did them with engine still in the truck and it’s a time consuming process. Seals too and 50 cent mod on the way out. Also torque injectors and rocker arms while you are there. Fuel lines Hpop upgrades maybe?
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Buy the weldable oil dip stick adapter, reseal the entire engine, I would go as far as removing the heads and install new valves and 910-16 springs. And of course clean and paint the engine.
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Trailering
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@FordTruckNoob Not really fixed on a budget, but don't want to go to wild on anything right now. I did decide to replace the oil pan, and I'll install a weld in bung at the same time, I might get it sprayed with Linex bedliner while its out as well. Thank you for the other suggestions!
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Trailering
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Thank you!!!
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@FordTruckNoob Not really fixed on a budget, but don't want to go to wild on anything right now. I did decide to replace the oil pan, and I'll install a weld in bung at the same time, I might get it sprayed with Linex bedliner while its out as well. Thank you for the other suggestions!
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Trailering
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Thats a great idea!
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@FordTruckNoob Not really fixed on a budget, but don't want to go to wild on anything right now. I did decide to replace the oil pan, and I'll install a weld in bung at the same time, I might get it sprayed with Linex bedliner while its out as well. Thank you for the other suggestions!
All for a good cause though!
Mountain Pass
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The starter bolts thread into a spacer plate between the tranny and the engine, You have access to this currently.. I helicoiled these while I had the chance. The plate comes right off so you can do a nice square drill job with a drill press. I used M10x1.5 3D helicoils and bought 40 mm long bolts at the local Napa store to catch most of the threads.
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The starter bolts thread into a spacer plate between the tranny and the engine, You have access to this currently.. I helicoiled these while I had the chance. The plate comes right off so you can do a nice square drill job with a drill press. I used M10x1.5 3D helicoils and bought 40 mm long bolts at the local Napa store to catch most of the threads.
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Mountain Pass
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From: Western ny
I replaced flex plate also based on several recommendations here….Eswift recommended the one available from Summit, that’s the one I went with. If you have a manual transmission, look at putting in the valley drain tube mod. You can see that in the tech folder.