Yes and I even took them out and tried starting that one first. Now the bolts to the turbo are not loose.
That's much easier than building these stupid things.
Been there done that on my LBZ at 200k miles. Head gaskets, studs, dual fueler & ppe exhaust. It was fun & a learning experience but never again.
I might be getting to that point. Lol
It’s a lot of work. Most techs wouldn’t believe normal dudes can do it correctly. Mine ran like a beast afterwards. Put another 20k on her and ordered my F350. Now I’m on my 2nd F350 on the way.
I had taped off all sensors. But I'll double check tomorrow. Thanks! I read these lmls require a lot of return pressure. I had the return line completely out. So it lost all pressure. Hoping that's my culprit. I'll check crank sensor on my scanner too.
Do you have a goal time line?
I had a few but they never worked out
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Are you with a club or group?I had a few but they never worked out
Nope.
Not enough!How much are you charging her
that looks ugly
Caught it early, crank is perfect still. Not real bad to do, and a bunch cheaper than a new motor right now or another car.
What symptoms?
It's an early 5.3, so it's had the piston clatter when cold since we bought it. The other day I'd backed it up to unload some stuff, and with it idling, I could hear a faint tapping in the pan. Not full on knocking, but definitely rod noise.
I have a light knock on cold start on my 5.3. Goes away in about 30 seconds. Only have 90k on it.
I don't know for sure what years, I just know "earlies". One of my friends was a GM dealer tech for years. He, and a few others I've met, say that the early motors were GM's first foray into shorter skirt pistons. Under warranty, the fix was to put in different pistons...and subsequently lose a couple mpg. My wife's has had the cold start rattle, kind of what you describe, since we bought it. It had 140k on it then. It now has 260k on the clock, and from what I found today, has never had the oil pan off
Going to just put a bearing in it? Shim? Journal still round?I don't know for sure what years, I just know "earlies". One of my friends was a GM dealer tech for years. He, and a few others I've met, say that the early motors were GM's first foray into shorter skirt pistons. Under warranty, the fix was to put in different pistons...and subsequently lose a couple mpg. My wife's has had the cold start rattle, kind of what you describe, since we bought it. It had 140k on it then. It now has 260k on the clock, and from what I found today, has never had the oil pan off
Need to get going on my son's again
Tacos are bad ass and back!
The grandpa I hope to be. Badass!!!!
Rolled some new std. bearings in it. Rod journals looked really good, and the wear surface on the bearings didn't look too bad...but the back sides were looking pretty copper, and the tangs were starting to slip. Sounds much better now.
Is "1" a tow tune, or mileage? Could be it pulls a little injector lead time out for hauling, or for a mileage tune they could've added a little timing, and narrowed the pulse width? Both effect how the turbo responds.
It's a tow tune. That's kind of what I suspect also.Is "1" a tow tune, or mileage? Could be it pulls a little injector lead time out for hauling, or for a mileage tune they could've added a little timing, and narrowed the pulse width? Both effect how the turbo responds.
Hell, it's a runner. Always a plus
That's pretty cool! In my world, I get all excited when it gets to the point of firing up the engine. Never had a turbine to play with though.
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Awh, they're cute little slicks! At least it looks like the shipper didn't strap them too tight.
