Im taking my head to the machine shop next free chance I get. We got one that does really nice work right near me. At some point im gonna take my block up there too and have it bored cleaned and painted. I don't like that damaged piston in there, and im thinking the rebuild wad really just a timing chain and a valve job. With 280k on the clock a refreshing sounds like a good idea. Plus more hp= more fun in the mud

 

Any good shop will check your head and block for cracks before they do any machene work. Tell them about your concerns and they can let you know if you need a new block or head. Bring the timeing cover as well because they'll have to shave the top of it as well to mach the top of the block. Good luck, hope it's just a slightly warped head that let the gasget fail.

 

the head looks brand new, but this shop does amazing work from what ive heard and seen, so im sure my stuff will be in good hands

 

beach_yota, What ever happened with your project? It's been awhile since you posted on this. Any good news?

 

oh wow i completely forgot about this thread! well I ended up just taking the engine out and rebuilding it since I had no idea about the history on it and it had 280k miles. block cleaned and bored .20 over, engnbldr rebuild kit, new water and oil pumps, silicone rad hoses, engnbldr street rv head with 268 cam, LCE street header and pro flow exhaust (no cat), and the block got painted a nice royal blue. had a problem with my oil pump seal right away, but got it fixed and so far have about 700 miles on the rebuild

 

oh and i also found a 3rd member with 5.29's and a detroit locker done by zuk, from a guy in NC who just had it lying around. i put that in right after i finished the rebuild and im lovin it

 

How did you know you had a problem with the oil pump seal? Did you have a leak, or some other symptom? Mine knocks twice (like a dry start) when I start it up cold and then it clears up. I was thinking maybe I have a bad oil pump, or something. Glad to hear you got her in ship shape now.

 

she was pissin out the front. i was puttin a quart in every 100 miles. and then i took it apart and replaced the front seal and oil pump seal and it got twice as bad. after 2 months of anger and frustration i just took it to my buddys shop and had em get her right. haha i was so tired of working on her

 

Yeah, it can get frustrating dealing with the same issue over and over when things don't get better, especially when you have to dig really far in. At least she is good to go now. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

 

youre tellin me. doesnt help that shes my DD for 80 miles daily