Heads and cam swap time?

[Jrgunn5150]

Retro lifters?

Aren't they still like 500.00?

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Aren't they still like 500.00?

Not all of them then again what’s piece of mind and or another complete rebuild gonna cost?

 

[4WDKC]

Not all of them then again what’s piece of mind and or another complete rebuild gonna cost?

No retro rollers, if it ***** on itself it will get either the 454 if I quit looking at crew cabs or s vortec 350 and a for sale sign.

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[Honky Kong jr]

No retro rollers, if it ***** on itself it will get either the 454 if I quit looking at crew cabs or s vortec 350 and a for sale sign.

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ZDDP is your friend or oil with a good zinc package. Rotella for instance or if you can get Amsoil locally.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Not all of them then again what’s piece of mind and or another complete rebuild gonna cost?

No piece of mind here, not for the price of an entire engine lol. Good oil and send it.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

No piece of mind here, not for the price of an entire engine lol. Good oil and send it.

You have a roller cam lol

 

[Jrgunn5150]

You have a roller cam lol

And the cost of retrofit lifters for the 400 Vs the cost of an entire roller engine was a factor lol.

 

[4WDKC]

And it just keeps going.

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[Honky Kong jr]

And it just keeps going.

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I take it the pick up was just hanging out at the bottom. Once you get your new one to the proper clearance put a tack weld on it so it doesn’t fall off.

 

[4WDKC]

I take it the pick up was just hanging out at the bottom. Once you get your new one to the proper clearance put a tack weld on it so it doesn’t fall off.

Yeah found it there and the groove for front of oil pan is pulling away from the timing cover.

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[Honky Kong jr]

One piece pan gasket for the win

 

[4WDKC]

should have pulled the engine to do this, would have been alot easier and so much closer jsut swapping a different engine in.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

should have pulled the engine to do this, would have been alot easier and so much closer jsut swapping a different engine in.

Sometimes the perceived shortest route is the longest. Unless your a monkey climbing around on these things wears you out. Once your up in and realize you forgot something of drop a wrench and have to crawl out and back up in....

 

[4WDKC]

Sometimes the perceived shortest route is the longest. Unless your a monkey climbing around on these things wears you out. Once your up in and realize you forgot something of drop a wrench and have to crawl out and back up in....

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[4WDKC]

While trying to put the new timing set on I notice the threads in the crank are buggered. It requires a 1/2-13 thread chaser to fix them and the bolt is angled down... New crank is not an option not spending the money on it. So options are leave as is an hope it stays together, drill and tap to 9/16s or list the vortec heads, intake and headers on Craigslist and order parts for the 454. Ls swap is not an option.

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