Recent content by porkchopsandwiches

Got my injectors back from my guy who rebuilds them today, flow test / volume test before / after: Not too bad overall but the spray wasn't great. He said all but one cleaned up nicely so that one needs to be replaced. They're not expensive (~$65 each) but $20 each to rebuild the other 5 beats...

The half-metric and half-standard fasteners are driving me nuts!

Pretty much everything could use a blast / coat of paint, so I'll probably just start an assembly line to do this once the blasting cabinet shows up. Just really wanted to get the grime off everything before doing this so I don't clog up the sandblasting gun with all the crap that was on these...

Went crazy with the parts washer yesterday! Decided mid-parts wash to get a sandblasting cabinet from harbor freight. I'd had one before that I built and it's useful for projects like this, and the cabinet / media was only around $200 shipped. I / my peers have a number of other projects that...

Had no idea they'd ship internationally, that's awesome, and more surprising it arrives that quickly! I guess probably best for you to order as one big lot then. Though they do have a lot of different warehouses and at least when ordering in the US, an order can be shipped in 5-10 different...

For sure! Once we're allowed to do things again it'll be at cars & coffee Lafayette (at the Flatirons mega church) which is the first Saturday of every month. Awesome! How the hell can you afford to keep the gas tank full in a Typhoon in Germany?! PM me with a list of parts you need. I'm...

Power steering pump was starting to leak, so I got a reman pump and new lines just so I won't have to mess with it later. I'm going to use the parts washer at work to clean all this stuff. I can't tell if the valve covers need paint cause they're so covered in grime, but if they need paint...

Odds and ends / other to-do items: -I ordered all new steering links / joints, as well as the Sportmachines upgraded column because the steering is loosey goosey but none of the play is in the gearbox itself. You rack this truck and shake the wheels and every joint is just worn out. Probably...

None of the internals looked all that bad. Cylinder walls were a bit shiny but still had some visible crosshatching. There was no ridge on the top of any of the cylinders. Piston skirts looked fine, I'm hoping I can get away with a hone and new rings, cause I know these pistons are specific to...

Disassembled the engine, I love how quickly pushrod motors come apart! Hadn't had one apart since the Bronco I had in high school.

These collapsed mounts were causing the exhaust crossover pipe (drivers side bank to turbo pipe, whatever it's called) to rub on the steering idler arm quite badly. I think I recall reading at one point that this can cause the knock sensor to pick up this vibration as knock, which could...

Both heads off, figured out the smoke on startup! Valve stem seals / possibly guides. Aaaand motor's out. Those bellhousing bolts are not fun! Might have had my Snap-On guy get me a couple of special wrenches to make putting them back on easier. First thing I noticed was the motor mounts...

Found a number of suspects for the running issues the truck had. First was this strange corrosion on only one of the terminals on the cap: I believe the PO replaced this cap and rotor, and the wires and plugs as well. Not sure what would have caused this, but could have been causing some...

Just for fun I pulled the heads in the truck, because I had nothing better to do what with the lockdown and snow outside: Snow was about 2.5 beers deep (there's 3 cans in the photo): Had to heat up the NOS bottle to cook some steaks, cause why not grill in a foot of snow?

Just some reference photos of the original, stock setup for when I forget how it all goes back together in 2 months: