That is probably the one most time consuming job there is. When I did my last overhaul, I felt like I spent a week cleaning and painting parts, but only a few hours to do the reassembly.Also...I feel like I am spending all of my time cleaning and scraping old gaskets
When I tear back into the engine in my Blue Truck, I think I'm going to go with 115-120 ft/lbs, but I'm only going to be running a modified first gen Banks on there with an intercooler. If I see 15 PSI, I will be amazed. Some people go higher, but I don't see where I'd need it.How many ft/lbs are you all doing for the final step on an na block that will be turbocharged? 110?
When I tear back into the engine in my Blue Truck, I think I'm going to go with 115-120 ft/lbs, but I'm only going to be running a modified first gen Banks on there with an intercooler. If I see 15 PSI, I will be amazed. Some people go higher, but I don't see where I'd need it.
Yes. Just torque them down all at once. It's really A LOT easier to do than setting the valve lash.On the rockers you torque all of them down to 20 ft/lbs at the same time? I have set valve lash in gas engines in the past but the engine has to be rotated to the proper position before setting lash on each cylinder.
I just redid my oil cooler on Saturday. I used a hydraulic press, but it’s not required. It doesn’t take a huge amount of force, but more than you can exert just pushing down on it directly with your body weight. I have done it without a press using a pipe or 2x4 as a lever. What ever you are using, take it easy. When it feels like it’s getting stuck, you are close, keep moderate pressure on it, and gently tap around the housing with a soft hammer to adjust the alignment, and it will slip right in. Oh, and just do one end at a time.
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