finally getting started

[talon6]

hood off,cross member out,rad. pulled,trans cooler pulled, headers off, e-fan pulled,k&n off, plus a couple other little things. hoping to pull it today if everything goes good. ol' lady is gone on vaca, so no camera to take pics yet.

here's whats going on.(already have this stuff.)
eq iron 2.02 heads worked by shop,felpro head gaskets(for future s/c)
comp cam 20-745-9
patc 2600 stall
mopar valve covers
mopar double roller timing chain
mopar chain tensioner
sealed power full gasket set
antiseize,cam lube,antifreeze,oil &filter,threadlock,engine paint(yellow),engine degreaser,red rtv sealant,wd 40
remflex header gaskets,stage 8 locking header bolts
180* stat
waterpump & bypass hose
head bolts
plugs,cap,button.wires
5 gallons mopar trans fluid,mopar trans filter,mopar trans gasket

i think thats it. i am sure there will be a few misc. stuff i forgot. but that should be the major stuff. cannt really work on it full time. so i am hoping to have it done in a couple weeks. cannt wait.

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Thats awesome bud, its really nice how these front ends come apart and you can step into the engine bay to work on everything. Are you going to pull the motor and do it on the stand or leave it in the truck? Only reason I ask is I see a new stall is on the list to go in.

 

[talon6]

motor will be coming out tomorrow. spent a few more hours on it tonight. its ready to pull. probably would have pulled it today but had to change front brakes and rotors on a 06 f150 and had to work on a little 49cc wildfire motorcycle.

and yes, all the room is great. took the efan ,trans cooler, and cross member off and all kinds of room. i also like how easy the fender wells(spelling) come out to. that makes it easier also.

 

[sullivan]

Im very interested in this. When rebuilding an engine, is it kind of like legos?

 

[talon6]

i guess its like lego's.lol

i always say thats there is 2 things when tearing a motor down. remember where you took all the parts from and patience.

i guess there is really 3 things. donnt forget the refreshments.

 

[The Assassin]

good list! Be sure to post pix!

 

[talon6]

motor is pulled out and on the engine stand.

the ol' lady should be back from vaca in a couple days, so i should be able to get some pics of the "put back together.

 

[Bigtman07]

awesome!!! love to see progress pics

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Easiest thing I have found to do is keep all the body bolts in one tray and all the engine bolts in the other. Im not 100% sure if they use kinda the same setup as the front of the 5.7s but the front cover has all the same head bolts for the most part but 3 of them are odd ball sizes on the 5.7, try to set them in order or just remember where you pulled them from. We also require lots of pics of the motor bud... were pic ******

 

[Bigtman07]

This is true. I would love to see the teardown of a 5.9

 

[talon6]

sorry no camera yet. she's not back from vaca yet.

heads off, cam out, everything off of motor. ready to start cleaning and getting ready for new parts. cleaning stuff up sucks. lol

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Depending on the miles on the truck and how the cylinders look I would suggest a hone with new rings and bearings if its on a stand.

 

[talon6]

64k miles. and i still can see the crosshatches. gonna just go with it. if it blows something in the bottom end, i will probably just do a 408. which i should be doing anyway.lol

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

^I like the way you think. With 64 yeah your fine esp considering your updating your timing chain and tensioner.

 

[talon6]

put a little nick on two of the cam bearings. damit. had to get new ones. didnt even notice them till i started cleaning everything up.went and got them at o'rielly's,45$. now, have to go borrow a cam bearing tool. buddy has one though. everything is almost cleaned up. just about time to start putting it back together. hopefully that will be sunday.

 

[talon6]

i know, i know. no pics yet, but motor is installed. not running yet. got a few more things to hook up.

went a bought a new camera tonight. so pics will come in a few days. sad thing is all pics will have to be after install. motor is painted yellow. mopar valve covers raised lettering is also painted yellow. looks sweet.

should have it all ready to go here in the next couple days. cannt wait.

all i know is it better run better than our awd hemi durango. the old lady thinks its the greatest.lol

 

[dodgeram07]

sweet dude
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