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kb426 · February 13, 2015, 07:22:47 PM

Everything's ready to do the swap tomorrow. I wonder if I can turn a 2 hour job into all day?

UGLY OLDS · February 14, 2015, 10:37:19 AM

Quote from: "kb426"Everything's ready to do the swap tomorrow.
QuoteI wonder if I can turn a 2 hour job into all day?

I can stop by to help ...Together we could prolly stretch it out to 3 or 4 days

:?:

Bob....

enjenjo · February 14, 2015, 11:15:06 AM

With my help, we won't even make it to the shop for a couple weeks.

kb426 · February 14, 2015, 11:32:26 AM

I'm taking a little break. I've been bent over changing out stuff on the bottom side on the heads and block. I found out that if you buy a $33 belt tensioner, you don't have to change front covers. You can guess how long it took to make that decision. Bob and Frank, I think having you 2 helping, we'd spend more time laughing and have a great day. Old guys seem to know how to enjoy life! Back to work.

jaybee · February 14, 2015, 02:26:06 PM

Sounds like $33 well spent.

I would have spent a couple of hours struggling with something that should've almost fallen apart, watched it fall apart, and spent the $33 anyway.

The important part is the bleeding. No job is finished until blood is drawn.

GPster · February 14, 2015, 02:39:17 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"With my help, we won't even make it to the shop for a couple weeks.

The trouble with getting old is that you start to realize that you weren't as fast as you thought you were. GPster

416Ford · February 14, 2015, 05:17:35 PM

Quote from: "kb426"I found out that if you buy a $33 belt tensioner, you don't have to change front covers. You can guess how long it took to make that decision.

I am cheep. I would have swapped the cover out, bought new gasket @ $25.00 cracked the original cover, bought a new one for $110 and had it all done in two weeks.

Crosley.In.AZ · February 14, 2015, 05:27:30 PM

If me n enjenjo were there... it'd be a mess.

I firmly believe more than half the tool box must be emptied to have enough tools out & in the way.

Franks thinks they should be tossed on the ground first to save dropping them or the tools falling off the bench. i agree with that!

So, the floor would be full of tools, nothing would get done since old guys dont want to trip, fall , break a hip joint.

kb426 · February 14, 2015, 06:37:56 PM

Jaybee, I drew blood. Now the frame has some character on it. I'm 4 hours behind my estimate but better than a lot of days I've had in the last couple of years.

One of the pics is of a heater hose nipple that was broken off when I got the engine. There was a red plug in it so I assume the salvage yard new it and didn't mention it. We'll have a discussion about that. I faced it off and tapped it for 3/8" pipe. One pic shows the clearance that I have for the oil filter now. The new engine didn't have the oil cooler that the old one had. 2 less lines and 2 less places to leak. I had to drill and tap the crossover on the intake manifold for the ect sensor for the ecu. There was a few other items but most were small. I've spent most of the day bent over. I'll be feeling that for awhile. Back to work.

UGLY OLDS · February 14, 2015, 08:37:08 PM

Quote from: "kb426"I'm taking a little break. I've been bent over changing out stuff on the bottom side on the heads and block. I found out that if you buy a $33 belt tensioner, you don't have to change front covers. You can guess how long it took to make that decision. Bob and Frank, I think having you 2 helping, we'd spend more time laughing and have a great day.
QuoteOld guys seem to know how to enjoy life! Back to work.

Yessir ...That old Frank feller is ALWAYS good for a good time ....

Hey KB .. Look at the bright side ... At least this engine had the correct exhaust manifolds ......

Bob...

kb426 · February 15, 2015, 06:40:00 PM

It's running and we have oil pressure. I'm having difficulties with the wiring. Ford uses 2 ground systems. I haven't got it all solved yet.

Crosley.In.AZ · February 15, 2015, 09:15:35 PM

Quote from: "kb426"It's running and we have oil pressure. I'm having difficulties with the wiring. Ford uses 2 ground systems. I haven't got it all solved yet.

watched the video.

looks like there is 300 feet of wire setting there!

kb426 · February 16, 2015, 06:48:17 PM

I worked all day and got about 30 minutes of results accomplished.

One pic is of the trans harness after it was changed from auto to manual. One is a pile of some circuits that I traced and removed. One is the rear harness in a semi- complete form. The throttle pedal hasn't been installed yet but it is able to move under it's own power now.

enjenjo · February 16, 2015, 07:35:11 PM

On that heater hose fitting, you may want to remove the fitting you threaded into it, and reinstall it finger tight after coating the threads with epoxy, and let it set up. Using a tapered thread tends to crack the plastic after a short time from stress.

kb426 · February 16, 2015, 08:16:21 PM

Frank, I wondered about that. I coated it with silicone and didn't tighten it too much. I'm going to have to drain the antifreeze and change the hoses. The angle of both outlets on the engine were different enough that the hoses have some restriction in them. I'm going to wait until I connect the heater hoses to the heater.