Good call!!!!
Your right, pics are an important thing. It would be nice to have a pile of pics to reference down the road if I ever need to, so I will see about hanging around the shop a bit while it's getting done.

 

Hey surf,

I know you already purchased your motor but in your research did you come across Motor Works engines in Spokane... 350 Chevy Crate Engines - 383 Stroker - Ford - Dodge - Remanufactured, Custom and Performance Engines

Since you live in that neck of the woods I wondered if you have heard anything about them and their reputation.

TIA

Zane

 

How many miles did you get out of the ole girl before the head gasket went?

 

Zaner, to answer your question, I know of two people personally who had problems with MotorWorks engines and customer service. They used to have a great reputation but now apparently their machine shop has a few tweekers now, and they are jerks on the phone.

The odometer says 123,000. The truck was lifted and has 37" tires. This work was done before I got the truck and so I don't know what the actual mileage is. Previous owner did not know what the mileage was when the larger tire were put on.

So I dunno.......

 

Sounds like a pretty good price for getting it done and even better locally so that you know the shop. Looking at the pics of your rig I would say it's worth it to keep it as well pretty sharp looking.

 

Well, I got my clutch kit ordered today, got a discount from one of the regulars at my girlfriends bar.

Came in at $286 and change after tax.
Considering a new radiator right now. Not sure if I am gonna get mine flushed and put in an aftermarket oil cooler or just get a new radiator.

Does anybody know if these trucks use the radiator as an oil cooler or do they usually have a seperate cooler?

ind of hard to tell on my truck what was original and what isn't, but it has an extra cooler right now that looks like a tranny oil cooler and I am assuming it is for the oil, just havent traced it out yet. (Got a manual tranny so it's not a tranny fluid cooler)

So does anybody know what the STOCK configuration of the oil cooling system was originally?

Thanks all in advance.....

 

the stock engine oil cooler is down at the filter,the finned cooler behind the bumper is the power steering cooler.

 

i have a 2008 v10 motor tranny and transvercase for sale it only has 15,000 miles motor has all acc. with it took the unit out to put in a 588 ROUSH motor in call if your insterested 561-308 0490 chris

 

My 2003 F-350 ,manual ZF-6-spd. has a tranny oil cooler as original design . Yours should have the same as well .
Good luck .
Ken

 

Not sure this applies to my tranny. It's the 5 speed, I don't know the model designation or manufacturer.

 

Thanks for the info. They were the lowest I had found until reading your thread so I wondered how they rated. I'm in a similar situation to you but I'll have to wait until I can get our tax refund before I can buy a motor. Thanks again.

 

Hope I helped Zaner.
I got my clutch kit today!!! It's a brand new LUK Repset Pro Gold Performance series, part #07-191. This thing is awesome. I got it ordered from a family friend for his cost, $290 to his shop. All the other places in town here were between $350 and $415, so I saved a bit more moohlah there. I also got my Water Wetter in the mail today. Red Line Synthetic Oil - Water Wetter® Coolant Additives

I ordered a new heater core and hoses for it from Ed the Parts Guy. He was really helpful with helping me get all the parts I needed to do that job. It will be nice not to be huffing antifreeze vapor in the cab anymore, and I am sure the dog will appreciate it too.

The engine should be ready on Friday, dressed in fresh black paint. A close friend recommended his fleet mechanic for the work (ASE Master Tech), and he will do all the work for me while I am working out of town for 4 weeks. This will give him plenty of time to work on it and I won't end up putting pressure on him to rush it due to my being anxious. I don't really know how much he will be into taking pictures throught his workday on it, but I will run it by him. I was going to have a guy do it this weekend, but decided I would rather go with someone I trusts recommendation, and the fact that he will store it and even drive it for a few days when he is done is comforting.

I know there are a lot of other things I will end up replacing like plugs, belt, etc.

Is there a general consensus on the best plug for the V10?

Thanks again everyone.

 

Oh yes, definitely helped. That was the kind of info I was looking for. I'll steer clear of MotorWorks.

I can't find the thread but I read here on FTE that Autolite makes the Motorcraft plugs so you can save a little change by buying the Autolite brand rather than Motorcraft but still have the same plugs. The Motorcraft plugs for the 6.8L are platinum so the Autolite's part # is A-103 or if you want to go a step higher the double platinum plugs are APP-103.

 

Got my Gatorback belt and Autolite double platinums today, and my Wix fuel and lube filters.

 

As promised, here are the pictures in no particular order. See the attachments.