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[.40CalPatriot]

In my eyes it looks more like Mopar to me. Not dark enough to be Ford.

 

[xj-grin]

In my eyes it looks more like Mopar to me. Not dark enough to be Ford.

It's "Classic Ford Blue" :shhh:

 

[.40CalPatriot]

It's a "Blue Classic Ford" :shhh:

Fixed!

Hijack complete!

 

[Frank Z]

ahem.......

 

[Kiefer316]

Is this thing done yet?

 

[xj-grin]

Bastids -- checking bearing clearances today, if all is well the bottom end should be reassembled today, and it will likely be ready for hoistage back into the heep sometime this week. Frank, let me know what your schedule looks like!:yelclap:

 

[xj-grin]

Progress:

All bearings were spot on to spec, according to the plastigage, so the bottom end is officially pre-lubed and assembled. Timing-chain is on, cover is on, oil pan is on.... and I'm freaking tired! That torque, remove, measure, lube, retorque procedure got more than a little tiresome!:banghead:

So tomorrow I'll flip it, perhaps get the head on, and get it ready to bolt back in!!! WOOOOT!:confused1

 

[Frank Z]

Good job Chris!!

 

[xj-grin]

ready when you are, Z man -- head, intake, and exhaust are on - she's hoistable!!!

 

[Frank Z]

Gimme a call and we'll figure out a day.

 

[xj-grin]

Frank and I will be hoisting this bad boy back into my rig on Saturday morning, 9am -- extra hands are welcome, PM me for an address if you plan on coming by!

 

[xj-grin]

Lots o progress todya -- HUGE thanks to FrankZ for spending his entire saturday with me and wrenching like a madman. We got the new pilot bearing/clutch parts together, and with a bunch of determination, it is back in the rig, plumbed, and full of fluids. Unfortunately, try as we might, we didn't quite get the timing right, and couldn't get it to fire up before dinner... perhaps we'll be running tomorrow... eace:

 

[Fred]

Sorry I couldn't help out. I got up early, but the wife gave a honey do list.

 

[Frank Z]

Glad to help Chris...bummed that we couldn't get it to start.

 

[xj-grin]

IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently Frank and I should have done one more "one more time" last night... I went out this morning and double checked TDC, reset the distributer per Haynes, hopped in and VROOOM! Did a 1/2 hour breakin at 2200 rpm, changed the oil, and I am officially back in business. Idle seems slightly low, and it lopes a bit more than it used to with this new cam. Power doesn't seem quite where it should be, but it was significantly better on the way home from costco than on the way there, so perhaps it will perk up a bit.... eace::greensmok

 

[Frank Z]

Sounds damn good too!

I'm really glad you brought the heep by today Chris, glad to see someone's heep on the road again.

 

[Kiefer316]

Great to hear chris.

 

[ADam J]

Glad to hear it lives again! Here's to another 90k+ miles

 

[xj-grin]

Thanks, Adam - I hope so too. Threw a code last evening -- multiple misfire on cyl 1 and 3. Cleared it, and nothing this morning...:eyes:

 

[xj-grin]

I hope not, but here we go... multiple misfire codes (P0300, 0301-5), and what sounds like a rod knock on the low end - purred like a kitten yesterday. Heading by Frank's tonight to let him lend an ear and an opinion, but I am hereby soliciting all of your opinions as well.

Current thoughts are that perhaps a rod is contacting the girdle, as the clearances were pretty tight (hope so, easy fix), and maybe timing is off by a tooth....