JonToski187

I also forgot to mention that I found a good amount of coolant milk shake in the catch can as I was tearing down the truck. Awesome

JonToski187

Remove this nut and lift hood into (service) position.

Make sure you put something so the hood won't come down on your head

On my spare block I showed how my top bellhousing bolts were connected to my block. Note some bolts have a 13mm nut infront of the 15mm bolts. Also note a regular length deep socket won't fit you'll need a deeper than "normal" length socket on some of the 15mm.

JonToski187

After you use a pry bar and pry the block off the trans. Mine was easy because if you read I just got the transmission redone. You can lift the block out. My truck has a 4/6" drop and I didn't have to take off the front end just the bumper and I used a harbor freight 1 ton shop crane. $156

Dirty

After you remove the 6 15mm bolts the flexplate needs to be pry'd off. I'm keeping my flexplate because it is brand new pretty much. Im not going to admit how long it took me to figure out it just pops off with some force.

wretched73

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Put the hood spring in the other hole on the hood and you won't need that wood.

For reference, My '05 1500 4wd, leveled front end on 33" tires. I had enough room to pull from the top without removing the front end.

JonToski187

Nice better than my caveman solution

1FastBrick

iTrader: (17)

Is that #7 piston missing a piece of the top ringland?

And as mentioned the second hole down on the hood hinge is the service position. Just don't try and close the hood with it mounted to those holes or you will be sorry.

JonToski187

You know what I can't tell for sure looking at the original picture I will have to go home and see. It looks like it though. I didn't notice before because we were moving so fast trying to catch the game on. It looks like something is going on there.

JonToski187

Broke

It sure is. I don't know when this happened but the missing piece wasn't on the heads or valves or in the cylinder when I tore it apart.

1FastBrick

iTrader: (17)

Probably the other person beat the hell out of it and ran it lean.

JonToski187

Probably from the N02 I saw a hookup for when taking out the engine.