Cleaning oil pickup screen
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Cleaning oil pickup screen
How would you go about doing it? I see a couple tiny pieces of RTV and some gunk in there. I figure it's probably alright but...would suck to put a newly rebuilt engine in and get some crap stuck somewhere in it from something as easy and simple as that screen. Just a brush? Or flush water through it? Or what? Thanks
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Hey! Thanks.
It's been back in the engine for about a week now. I had a machine shop use their washer, then I used a pin to get out any chunks still stuck. So far so good!
It's been back in the engine for about a week now. I had a machine shop use their washer, then I used a pin to get out any chunks still stuck. So far so good!
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Yes I did. It was scary. After all that time working on stuff, I almost didn't want to..but there was nothing left to do but turn the key!
I had to chase a few coolant leaks, mostly loose hose clamps, and one oil leak. The oil leak is from the oil pan, so when I do my first oil change I'll redo that. Otherwise it's great!
I had to chase a few coolant leaks, mostly loose hose clamps, and one oil leak. The oil leak is from the oil pan, so when I do my first oil change I'll redo that. Otherwise it's great!
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Mine white smoked like crazy for 20 minutes. I was almost certain I didn't get the HG on correctly or the head torqued right. It finally stopped smoking after 20 minutes. I'm guessing there was a ton of coolant residue on the inside of the exhaust (previous owner blew up the motor and I got the truck for cheap) and it was just burning out when the exhaust was getting hot.
Glad it's running good!
Glad it's running good!
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Thanks! Yeah, mine smoked a bit at first too. Some was coming out of the exhaust manifold, too, but I later realized I was missing a bolt there, so that makes sense. I adjusted the valves and had a shop do the timing, mostly because I didn't feel like buying a timing light and wanted someone to look it over. It's running great now!
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