Recent content by lokiraccoon

ok sounds good, thanks! im going to try a popsicycle stick and if that doesn't work I will go find me some plastic shim stock. thanks for the advise!

I will have to try pry bar. I know it only comes out one way and its started, I just cant get anything safely in there to push anymore. I tried pulling the other side with pliers but couldn't get it to budge

any advise on how to get the top ones out.. and back in lol? have all caps loosened but and was able to get it to come out like 3/4in but cant get anything in there to push it the rest of the way.. need advise from someone whose done it!!! PLEASE HELP

I got the rod bearings pulled last night.. first two pics are those. is that pretty bad??? loosened all main caps and pulled the one bottom bearing, third picture.. how do you go about getting the tops out???? I cannot get them all the way out, don't know what to do.. and the last pic is the...

will do! thanks for the advise, greatly appreciated

ok will do, thanks for all your knowledge! will keep updated on what I find out and what changes

is a mobil 1 filter good?

I am not sure on history, just got it and guy didn't tell me much. He said when he got it it was just stock and had never been off road then he put the lift on it and he only put like 3,000 miles on it but he didn't take it off roading. condition of everything underneath is mint so I couldn't...

with small chunks at bottom of oil pan do you think its something to worry more about or just get the bearings and pump done and put her back together?

The oil is clean! its not going through oil or coolant, that's all great. Pulled the oil pan last night, found a few decent little chunks of metal. also a crack where the oil pump bolts on, the one whole flange is completely cracked being held up still with gasket. Took one cap off rod and...

Im very new to this and cant seem to find any threads about it..?? ill keep trying to learn lol.. It isn't losing any oil so cant imagine cracked head. I just bought it 2 wks ago and this is how I got it. I just assumed it was going to be sending unit and ofcourse just my luck it wasn't. Going...

20w-50 Valvoline oil

mobil 1