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The motor has 140,000 on it but it must of been rebuilt at some point. The engine has no sludge anywhere and all the gaskets including the head gasket look almost new. I rotaded the engine and nothing is scraping so im going to try my luck.if all fails I will pick up a short block and make a youtube vide of the swap Thanks for the advise
Eric thanks for your advice. The cylinder head looks fine ! The engine is in good condition. Im going to clean up every thing and put it back together ! And hope for the best! I will post a photo of the
head and tell me what you thinkEric thanks for your advice. The cylinder head looks fine ! The engine is in good condition. Im going to clean up every thing and put it back together ! And hope for the best! I will post a photo of the
head and tell me what you thinkso i was able to remove the cylinder head from the motor. not to difficult but still a lot of hard work.the hardest part was getting to the bolts the hold the gas lines and a ground wire to the very back of the cylinder head.you can do this job by un bolting the exhaust manifold and removing the bracket that holds the power steering pump. this will give you room to get to the lower bolts on the head.was surprised on how tight the head bolts were on, every one had to have a breaker bar taken to it. any way i have attached some photos of the piston and would like some feed back on weather or not its shot. the piston does have a grove in it but does not seem to be cracked
so i was able to remove the cylinder head from the motor. not to difficult but still a lot of hard work.the hardest part was getting to the bolts the hold the gas lines and a ground wire to the very back of the cylinder head.you can do this job by un bolting the exhaust manifold and removing the bracket that holds the power steering pump. this will give you room to get to the lower bolts on the head.was surprised on how tight the head bolts were on, every one had to have a breaker bar taken to it. any way i have attached some photos of the piston and would like some feed back on weather or not its shot. the piston does have a grove in it but does not seem to be cracked
Yes! I was able to get all the bolts loose! Just as you described I used a long extension and was able to get the three bolts off of the flange! I first tightened the bolts then they turnrd loose with little effort! I can turn them by hand now! The last two at the back of the head I had to use a 14mm box wrench
Yes! I was able to get all the bolts loose! Just as you described I used a long extension and was able to get the three bolts off of the flange! I first tightened the bolts then they turnrd loose with little effort! I can turn them by hand now! The last two at the back of the head I had to use a 14mm box wrench
update. i started yesterday with the removal of the cylinder head. i am sure that a big part of the trouble will be removing the exhaust manifold. very tight work space with the steering shaft only about an inch away. i started by coating all the nuts and bolts with pb blaster the day before. today i was able to remove all the bolts fairly easy and did not break any thing. the studs under the truck that bolt to the exhaust flange were on real good,my dewalt 20 volt impact gun didn’t budge them.i was able to break them loose with a long extension that allows the socket to swivel at the end.
this gave me the clearance i needed. after getting the manifold loose i stopped for the day.will be back at it tomorrow after work.
update. i started yesterday with the removal of the cylinder head. i am sure that a big part of the trouble will be removing the exhaust manifold. very tight work space with the steering shaft only about an inch away. i started by coating all the nuts and bolts with pb blaster the day before. today i was able to remove all the bolts fairly easy and did not break any thing. the studs under the truck that bolt to the exhaust flange were on real good,my dewalt 20 volt impact gun didn’t budge them.i was able to break them loose with a long extension that allows the socket to swivel at the end.
this gave me the clearance i needed. after getting the manifold loose i stopped for the day.will be back at it tomorrow after work.
I will pull the head off and see if the piston is actually cracked. If it is I will most likely go with a short block assembly. Thanks for the advise
I will pull the head off and see if the piston is actually cracked. If it is I will most likely go with a short block assembly. Thanks for the advise
update to my problem. i had someone put i camera down into the engine.he found the tip of the screw driver but could not fish it out. he also said that it looks like the piston has a crack in the top of it.not sure what to do but he did tell me the head would have to be removed to get the the screw driver tip out. this sucks
update to my problem. i had someone put i camera down into the engine.he found the tip of the screw driver but could not fish it out. he also said that it looks like the piston has a crack in the top of it.not sure what to do but he did tell me the head would have to be removed to get the the screw driver tip out. this sucks
