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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
It looked as good as I could tell without a micrometer. Everything was bright and smooth, no pits or buildup after cleaning. Just some staining and the tracking from the rollers. Journals went through the bushings nice and tight and there didnt seem to be any play once they were all in. Very...- redandblacksmith
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Cams are switched out. Figured yall would want to see the carnage though LOL You can almost measure that gap with a ruler. The first journal on the shaft had a really big series of pits in it too. Really glad Im digging in this far because the water pump gasket had failed into that blocked off...- redandblacksmith
- Post #147
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Im talking about this part of the '91 engine service manual. Felpro says install dry, ford says permatex film so I wanted to get opinions and experiences. Things have changed since '91, Im sure LOL Thanks yall. Im down to do whichever, as long as it doesnt leak in there. I dont want to do this...- redandblacksmith
- Post #142
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Can I get yalls thoughts? I got a felpro gasket set for the water pump and front cover. Manual says to use aviation permatex, fel-pro gaskets come with blue sealant on them already. Do I add the permatex or not? Never been clear on what to do here. Im inclined to just follow gasket manufacturers...- redandblacksmith
- Post #138
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Gotcha, thanks for the clarification. Saw that in the manual, trying to decide my level of involvement. Gonna pull the 6.9 camshaft tonight before it gets too cold and see what it looks like- redandblacksmith
- Post #137
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Man I would, but right now I have a used one that I hope is okay. I might in the future, though, especially if this grooved one really is good for a core. I didnt even think about it til yall brought it up.- redandblacksmith
- Post #133
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Sounds like I can definitely just do this in the truck and the time is now while the valley is still open and theres no coolant anywhere. If this other camshaft is good and I go about swapping it in, what other things should I be on the lookout for while Im in there? I have the manual and will...- redandblacksmith
- Post #132
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Do i have to pull the motor or can I swap the camshafts in the truck if I pull the condenser, radiator, etc- redandblacksmith
- Post #125
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Damn. Well that figures. What a saga lmao- redandblacksmith
- Post #124
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Pretty grooved now that I can see it from the other hole. I have the camshaft from the 6.9 but i havent looked at it yet and I have to be out of this garage asap. :/- redandblacksmith
- Post #122
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Oh yeah, bud. I just went through all of rhe lifters for the passenger side bank, took them completely apart for cleaning and reassembly. Luckily that was the only one in bad shape. Going to go through the drivers side tomorrow. More and more glad every day that I got that parts motor.- redandblacksmith
- Post #120
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Going through my lifters, taking them apart and cleaning them up before putting the valley pan and intake back on. Looky what I found. Had a flat spot on it so I kept turning it and the rest of the roller suuuper messed up. Maybe thats what made the initial noise I heard from back there. From...- redandblacksmith
- Post #117
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Well, heads back on and torqued down. Heres a choice screenshot of me nosediving into the engine bay getting everything aligned LOL Hoping to have it back on the road by end of day tomorrow. We'll see how it goes.- redandblacksmith
- Post #115
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Oh hell yeah, I have the manuals. I can check real quick. Thanks. EDIT: Flatness spec is within 3 thou, else replace the block. I think it might be toast, but I guess we'll find out. I have to run it this way and if the blocks screwed then I guess oh well. Ill check with feelers tomorrow before...- redandblacksmith
- Post #114
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Strange finds in valve cover and glow plug hole
Also, theres a lot going on here. All the intake valves had pitting at their tips and at some point, the number 1 and number 7 intake valves smacked the **** out of their pistons.- redandblacksmith
- Post #112
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