Engine Pull/ Rebuild

Bennybooster · Nov 1, 2010

Hydro locked my engine, bent a rod and sent a chunck of so
s/amthin through the oil pan, I dont feel like typing a lot right now so im just gunna post the pics. Whole process of removing the engine took 2 days. about 6 hrs, I have never done it before. Im gunna start tearing into the engine tomorrow and ill keep posting picks as I go.

IMG]http://i1003.photobucket.com/albumf158/BabyBleuBeauty/P1010330.jpg[/IMG]

MY OIL

COOLANT IN OIL

HOLE WHERE ENGINE USED TO BE

HOLE IN OIL PAN

dangerranger83 · Nov 1, 2010

Since your this far, put a 4.0 in her.

jhammel85 · Nov 1, 2010

What are your plans btw? 4.0 or keeping the 3.0?

Thats a nice truck though man. Looking forward to see whats inside!

cargs · Nov 1, 2010

change the clutch slave cylinder while you have it pulled!

Bennybooster · Nov 1, 2010

Im pullin the pan today and seein how torn up it is inside, if it aint salvageable its definatly gettin a 4.0, and a snorkel lol

nate09 · Nov 1, 2010

Bennybooster said:
Im pullin the pan today and seein how torn up it is inside, if it aint salvageable its definatly gettin a 4.0, and a snorkel lol

its about time!

railman · Nov 1, 2010

you do know the factory intake snorkel is below the passenger headlight...

sorry to hear ya hydrolocking again....

but, i agree you need to upgrade to the 4.0....

l8r, John

Bennybooster · Nov 1, 2010

Yea the cowl induction snorkel didnt work for me.
More progress my mechanich buddy is gunna come over to tell me if my block is for sure cracked but he was pretty certain that it was.
Random Part pile

Block

Head

And the broken parts

Theres yer problem

There is also misc chunks of metal and shaving floatin around in everything

Boggin · Nov 15, 2010

nice carnage man. any updates

Robert_1967 · Nov 15, 2010

Wont he need a different tranny if he puts a 4.0 in it ???

Robert

Boggin · Nov 15, 2010

Robert_1967 said:
Wont he need a different tranny if he puts a 4.0 in it ???

Robert

yup

Bennybooster · Nov 15, 2010

I havnt had any lucck on craigslist so tomorrow I am callin some yards, the 4.0 is still an option as well as the 3.0, and yes I will needa new tranny with the 4.0

84stealthranger · Nov 15, 2010

is this the second time this happened? or old thread?

meatheaded nucklebuster · Nov 15, 2010

Nice wall parts. Makes for a good conversation starter. Any luck finding a 4.0

Bennybooster · Nov 15, 2010

Not yet, ^^ and two times hydrolocked

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