IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
I think she's referring to the picture of your truck in your first post. The cab corners are nice and rust free.
Yea when I saw that first picture of your truck and cab corners I said "wow" to myself hahaWhat? Lol
1. Yes and no. Yes these do separate the motormounts. No, they only separate the two parts of the motor mounts. There are four nuts underneath the crossmember that will let the whole motor mount come free from the frame. I have never needed to separate the two parts of Ford motor mounts in order to pull or install an engine.I have some questions if anyone would like to pitch in.
1. Are the motor mount bolts the 4 short ones with a 5/8 head?
2. In the pictures, what is that gold tube with the wire on the fuel line?
3. Also in the pics what is the hex head thing with wires coming from it?
4. What would be your advice on pulling the turbo? before or after motor pull?
5. How are you guys getting your motors so clean without getting water/grime in the intake/exhaust/coolant jackets etc...
any help would be appreciated
If you're not going to completely disassemble the engine, I wouldn't recommend doing that.You'll get water into your bearings and won't be able to get it back out without removing the rest of the parts. That would, most likely, lead to rust on your cam and crank. When I said "bare block and heads", I meant nothing but a bare engine block, preferrably with at least the oil galley plugs removed and the bare heads with no valves in them. That is the only way that I'd recommend spraying the block and heads with water. At this point, I like to spray the parts with engine degreaser or even a can of oven cleaner, let it sit for 10 or 15 minutes, hose it off at a car wash (not that I'm promoting this), and then wipe down the cylinders with WD-40. Finally, I blow it all off as quickly as I can with compressed air to remove the rest of the water, The easier way is to take the block and heads to a machine shop and have them hot tank your parts.So I will not be disassembling the bottom end, just taking the oil pan off to reseal for kicks. Your telling me I can just spray the whole motor with a hose?