Brad Clayton

I get a kick out of the powers that be.....they know these things are a huge pattern failure, yet when you need an engine they act like it's news to them that it failed.

Same as Matt, getting a long block requires a few hoops on our end though.

Why come you back all your vehicles in?

Fuckin hell, Jasper still wants over $8000 for a 6.5. Most of the trucks are only worth $300 depending on how much fuel is in the tank.

I used to weld them, drill them, or what ever it took. Now, I just replace em.

I am not a fan of Gas Monkey Garage, but I am a fan of this truck. https://youtu.be/2m7F7jMIE9k

I love workin on deleted 6.4's........thermostats are tit!

Shiiiit, 7.3's are like stray kittens around here in NC..........they're everywhere.

You can calculate the time by factoring in the extra steps required after the injectors are removed. So you've got the labor time for injector R&R, then you need to drain and refill the coolant, my puller setup I made requires that the rocker arms be removed, so I factor that in and the time to pop 1 cup out and clean the loc tite out of the head, and bang a new one in.....times 8. Obviously you want to be competitive and fair to your customer, but you need to look out for yourself also. If the customer baulks at a given quote, tell them how much it would cost them if you removed the heads and did it on the bench. That usually squashes any arguments.

Nice find!!! I just went to the website and ordered a set for our shop truck.

Well it turns out the tensioner update is for the 5.0L. So there goes that idea. I'm gonna stick a set of belts on it and see what happens.

I got this truck with only 20k on it and it's the 3.5 engine. It was towed in with both belts gone. Well the stretchy a/c belt is stuffed down behind the crank pulley. I looked at all the pulleys and such and don't really have an explanation as to why it slung the belts off. I seem to remember an update to install a tensioner kit to convert the stretchy to a normal but not sure what the reason was other than making it......you know.....like it should be. Any thoughts?

I use a Porta power and a come along.

yup

Sometimes you have to back up a year model on Alldata. A 2011 shows 2.9 hrs for that operation.

It is possible to install a 6.4 air filter backwards.......the engine and air filter housing aren't partial to this practice though.

I do it the way Chris does with the wheel on. It gives me a nice fulcrum to check for end play and an easy way to spin the assembly. I put a lot of grease in them and it can sometimes create a lot of drag giving the appearance that the bearings are too tight. I always preload taper bearings and wheel bearings are no different, especially when it comes to a full floating rear axle hub assembly.

I always grab the first set I do and then reinstall the rest......that's on any engine. I've never been called in the office for such practices. I just did a complete 67 drop in and it did not come with lifting brackets. Guess what? I couldn't find mine. Karma can be a bitch sometimes.

Lost as in too busy making youtube vids and no time for forums.

Looks like a trend is forming. Tons of buzz about this on public forums.

Are you telling me we lost a member to Youtube? That Youtube is a powerful beast.

I watched a few videos a long time ago and thought to myself........I really don't want the general motoring public to know some of this stuff also.

Please dont change your avatar to this guys mug.

Touche my friend touche. I was going to add the little doodad above the letter e but it's a bit aggravating with windows 8 and a laptop without a number pad. Two things I looked at when I started removing cabs on non superdutys......how tight is the engine between the firewall and the radiator support when being lifted out and how hard is it to get to the bell housing bolts and o2 connectors/exhaust. A Ranger or Explorer with a SOHC engine can be a bit tight in the bolt area but easily clears the firewall and rad support, so in this instance, I would not remove the cab to get the engine out. A V-8 F-150 on the other hand is wicked tight betwixt the front and back sheet metal. I pulled an engine out of the first cab forward design in 1997 and thought it was ridiculous. I then had to do a stick shift engine in a '97 and thought it was just down right asinine. After that and every since then I have pulled the cabs on F series for anything from engine replacements to head gaskets to valve stem seals.