Getting closer to tear down day.
Still need to order waterpump, timing cover gasket and crank seal, crank bolt, cam bolt, coolant, timing chain, timing tensioner, timing guide (buying next paycheck) and looking to source the valve spring compressor tool locally to borrow /rent.
Hoping to get everything done weekend of 10/22. Anything I’m missing in post
128 that I should have got the job?
Gonna drop and flush coolant, plan on draining only enough oil to prime the engine and reus what’s currently in the engine as the break-in oil (50mi) since it’s redline with less than 2k miles, then change for new redline.
Swapping the 50psi bypass spring over from my oem pump into the hellcat unless I can find a new one.
Bought a spray pump to prime the engine, need to buy the Barb fitting.
Watched these videos for tear down, assembly, and prime:
Disassembly
More disassembly and reassemble
Prime engine before start
Plan off attack:
• open gas cap
• lift front end, remove front wheels
• disconnect battery
• disconnect exhaust manifolds front cats
• remove engine cover
• remove air intake
• remove fans, serp belt, alternator, tensioner, crank pulley
• drain coolant & remove radiator / hoses
• remove foam stuff
• remove alternator
• remove waterpump / thermostat
• disconnect / remove fuel rails
• remove intake manifold
• remove more foam
• remove coil packs
• • remove valve covers
• remove rocker assembly
• remove pushrods
• remove heads
• clean block surface with scuff pad / vacuum
• remove lifters
• remove timing cover
• remove oil pump
• remove timing chain tensioner, guide, phaser, chain
• disconnect ac condenser to create space (I’m not draining ac system)
• remove camshaft