Crackhead resurrection

I'm curious of what the block passages look like too. Like a 500b man's arteries?

 

you can sleep later @Tundra2

 

I found you an oil cooler! Picking it up tomorrow morning. When I'm there I'll try and grab other connectors. It's not a pick and pull yard so they will have to grab it for me.

 

Damn near thirty pages! If you've lurked this long...

 

Hell yeah, man!

 

Throttle body by pass hose from RA should be here Saturday. Thanks again to @w666 for posting that link.

All three engine bay clips are on order at McGeorge, and order is "in process." I expect it to take at least a week before they arrive at their facility to be sent out to me. Similar to the camshaft sensor, or until @rock climber comes through on clips, and the oil cooler.

Not much more that I can do until I have those parts so I think I will rest after work today. I feel like shit.

 

You've been busy, I think you can chill for a minute.

 

Drain it when it's time for the coolant. Leave the distilled water for now.

 

I'll try to remember to get your core measurements today since I'll be taking it easy when I get home.

Glad to see that my gut instinct was right about leaving the distilled.

 

Is there anything else I haven't touched, that needs to be done excluding an oil change?

Can you all think of anything?

 

Not sure if you just mean in general or just involving engine related stuff but axle and transfer case juice replacement. Probably a drain and fill on the trans.

 

Engine stuff mainly. Trying to close that chapter as best I can.

 

I didnt see sparkplugs in the directory.
Compression test?

 

Spark plugs is a good idea. I favor NGK brand unless otherwise recommended for the V8.

Guess I'll read up on a compression test. Heard of it. Never done it.

 

Cleaning injectors is always fun, too. Not sure what voltages 2uz injectors run at, but i used a 9v battery to trigger my jeep injectors while squeezing a water bottle of injector cleaner through em.

 

I'll probably replace those with @dirtydeeds at some point off in the future. Probably need to investigate exhaust at some point too. Pretty much every system is compromised in some fashion. LOL

Also, just found these NGKs on RA. WTF
More Information for NGK 94279 (rockauto.com)

 

I run ruthenium’s on the 1998 truck… they work better with boost. Just get iridiums for the v8

 

Never heard of a ruthenium critter. I'll go back to the plug list.

 

More Information for NGK 2215 (rockauto.com) Like these. Would do coils too, but they'll have to wait until Friday before I can order. What with the GB on SPC and all

 

Those work. I run the factory plugs on my truck… I think they’re iridium.

 

I like a "Fire, and forget" plug (with notes to check at XXX,XXX mileage.) No need to swap plugs every oil change IMO.

 

i run iridiums for 100k.


i've had copper plugs come in at work with 200k too.. i mean.. most plugs last WAY longer than spec'd these days

 

These are the ones I used on the V6, but the V8 doesn't call for double electrode??

$12 NGK (4302) BKR5EKPB-11 Laser Platinum Spark Plug, Pack of 1

NGK (4302) BKR5EKPB-11 Laser Platinum Spark Plug

 

no it doesnt. the double electrode on the v6 is because of the waste spark ignition.
(2 cylinders firing at once.. one TDC, one BDC)

 

Oh, I never knew this. Guess I should have.

 

For the older 1st gens it calls for copper from factory.

$4 Denso K20RU Denso 3122 Spark Plug

Denso K20RU if I remember right. That's supposed to be a 30k plug. That's what I ran in mine since I don't drive it a whole awful lot. Figure it's good to pull the plugs out every so often to keep from anything getting seized.

 

@assassin10000



Did a quick hack job with the Sawzall.

Obviously, the fan has hit the radiator, but how does this happen, and how can I prevent it? I genuinely do not understand. This is a light touch looks like. Now of the water channels were ruptured. Just folded ever so slightly.


All three pictures below are from the bottom of the radiator.





That's it for today. I'm wore out, and my toes are swollen. Night!

 

VC gaskets and plug well seals. Intake manifold gasket.