sand man

got the engine stand !!!

ok so i measured the crank main bearings oil clearence

here are some pics:

#5:0.0010-0.00009
#4:didnt mesure
#3:0.00007-0.00008
#2:0.0001-0.00009
#1:0.00007-0.00008

#5




#3




#2




#1




is that with in the spec?

billt3

You need .001-.003 plastigage. Green in color.

sand man

I used the wrong one , i should use the green plastigauge, unfortunetly i dont have it!
orderd it from summit and they sent me the wrong size(yellow)

guess i should count on my luck

sand man

I used the wrong one , i should use the green plastigauge, unfortunetly i dont have it!
orderd it from summit and they sent me the wrong size

guess i should count on my luck on this one

sand man

btw rotating assembly is in ,pistons, rods ,crank spin smoothly , cam is also in, oil pump is in

will torque the connecting rod bolts tomorow, install lifters ,heads,oil pan , and take some pics ,

hopefully, well tray to drop the motor tomorow and turn the engine

wish me luck:thumbs:

sand man

I already have OBX headers on the 5.3 will reuse them of course

some pics from yestrday, pan is on oil pump is in heads are on







after we mounted the motor under the hood , and I was cleaning the intake manifold has a hole 2"x3"

you can see it just behind the throttle on the drivers side

sand man

ITS ALIVE :rocker:

started the truck yestrday ,it was in a coma for 6 weeks !!

drives good just dies when slowing down under 12-15mph to turn or stop at a light.

as for any thing else i noticed som good torque gains on idle to 3000rpm with part throttle ,cant step on it just yet , breaking in the new bearings/piston rings

every thing else is great

will try to post some pics

sand man

sorry for droping this thread, I had so much going on on the same time, getting the motor in te truck, preparing myself and my brother for a trip to Czech Repuplic for pyshical therapy, and having exams too.

So, im in Czech now , here are the last pics i took of the truck

please dont trash me on the garage I work in, this was the only place i had availlabe for free.










only had these pics when i was greasy , i gave my cuz the cam, the lazy basterd only took 4 pics , I KILL HIM:fume:

start up vid is in the camera, cant get it right now but ill post some later on