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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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'01 pmr or forged???

does my '01 psd 4dr 4x4 have powdered metal rods or forged? I did a search to find out what years had them but couldn't figure it out. I don't know if I have a early or late '01. I was just curious what I had so I could plan future mods.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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does my '01 psd 4dr 4x4 have powdered metal rods or forged? I did a search to find out what years had them but couldn't figure it out. I don't know if I have a early or late '01. I was just curious what I had so I could plan future mods.

not sure what the answer is on that..but what is your build date??
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Mine was built sept 9, 2000 amd had forged rods. A few earlier than that and almost all of them after that will be PMR's.

The best way to find out is to pull the inspection plug in the block and look for yourself.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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My engine build date is Oct 13, 2000. It has forged rods (verified by viewing thru inspection hole in block).
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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mine is Aug 14 2000 canoas engine plant, forged rods, verified in inspection hole,
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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how do i tell what date? tag on drivers door? it says 4/01 made in mexico. (I didn't know they made these in mexico) so maybe i have the pmr. anyway to know for sure?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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driver side Valva cover has a build date of your motor, but the best way to know for sure is to look in inspection hole, i cannot find the link now
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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I'd like to look in the inspection hole in my engine, but can't get the plug out. It seems 5 years of Michigan salty winter roads have corroded the plug so bad I can't get anything to remove it. Any ideas on how to remove the plug?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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spray it with some rust thingy over few days, than use torch or good heat gun and it should let go, or use breaker bar, with good fit socket,
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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I'd like to look in the inspection hole in my engine, but can't get the plug out. It seems 5 years of Michigan salty winter roads have corroded the plug so bad I can't get anything to remove it. Any ideas on how to remove the plug?
I used a 2" long 3/8" drive extension that I ground down the end of to fit the square drive plug. Soaking it with some pb blaster and a few taps with a hammer to shock it and it broke free fairly easily.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by alstieg
how do i tell what date? tag on drivers door? it says 4/01 made in mexico. (I didn't know they made these in mexico) so maybe i have the pmr. anyway to know for sure?
On almost every truck I've checked the engine build date is within a week or so of the truck build date. I have no doubt that you have PMR's as 4/01 is well after the switch was made.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Yep, I ground down a bolt, no socket extention fits the plug, at least what I had. My engine, INDY plant, 9 Sep 00, it has PMRs.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 06:53 AM
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Cookie was yours made in the Indy plant too? Exact damn same build date on the engines but different parts!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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Yeah....that is frikkin odd, but Mikes engine has been something of a mystery ever since he discovered the PMR's. His the only only truck I've seen built before October that I've heard of with PMR's.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Tell me about it. Almost makes me want to go back out there and look again, but I spent too much time trying to see something that I wasn't going to see the first time. Maybe I needed reading glasses back then already, LOL.

Maybe I ought to get a pic of the rod cap itself.

 
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