EriikK
Member
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2022
- Posts
- 52
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- 66
- Location
- Ann Arbor MI USA
- Ram Year
- 2015
- Engine
- 6.4 Hemi
I am replacing a bad motor in a 2105 Ram 2500. For towing, not for higher power.
So we got the new motor out of the badly wrecked '14 2500. It has 69k miles on the clock.
It turns as it should with a wrench on the crank pulley.
My question is what would you replace or refresh or leave alone? I'm an experienced
mechanic but new to the Hemi.
Replace:
spark plugs, water pump, belt tensioners, what else?
I need to swap the oil pan anyway, so I can take a look at the bottom end, would you open up and look at rod and main bearings or just leave them alone?
I need to swap the front cover, so I can look at the timing chain etc while I am there. Leave it alone or refresh? Oil pump?
There is zero evidence of rear main seal leaking so I am inclined to leave the flex plate and seal alone. Or or would you change it?
Valve covers don't look like they are leaking, any reason to open them up?
Any particular common failure items I should replace while the engine is out?
Planning to use transmission, transfer case, intake manifold, wiring harness and sensors etc, all from my truck not the wreck.
This is a balanced budget kind of project. I can afford to replace things that will be likely to make this a more reliable long term tow vehicle. But I don't want to just replace everything in sight whether it needs it or not, nor do I want to open any cans of worms that I don't need to.
So we got the new motor out of the badly wrecked '14 2500. It has 69k miles on the clock.
It turns as it should with a wrench on the crank pulley.
My question is what would you replace or refresh or leave alone? I'm an experienced
mechanic but new to the Hemi.
Replace:
spark plugs, water pump, belt tensioners, what else?
I need to swap the oil pan anyway, so I can take a look at the bottom end, would you open up and look at rod and main bearings or just leave them alone?
I need to swap the front cover, so I can look at the timing chain etc while I am there. Leave it alone or refresh? Oil pump?
There is zero evidence of rear main seal leaking so I am inclined to leave the flex plate and seal alone. Or or would you change it?
Valve covers don't look like they are leaking, any reason to open them up?
Any particular common failure items I should replace while the engine is out?
Planning to use transmission, transfer case, intake manifold, wiring harness and sensors etc, all from my truck not the wreck.
This is a balanced budget kind of project. I can afford to replace things that will be likely to make this a more reliable long term tow vehicle. But I don't want to just replace everything in sight whether it needs it or not, nor do I want to open any cans of worms that I don't need to.