More progress.....notice the cam gear keys....i think I need a new one! Also I noticed there is a broken bellhousing bracket on the passenger side...anyone parting out a 3.0 that would sell me a bracket?

 

eew #6 piston looks kinda nasty...spray some good cleaner into the cylinder and let it sit overnight then scrape off the carbon with a gasket scraper

 

I got some gunk degreaser...but I think I'm gonna pop each piston all the way up and use my wire cup to dress them up. Don't wanna score the walls...and the walls are still thick as glass and no ridges at the top from what i felt with my fingernail. I agree...most of em do look nasty

 

Glad to see you aren't wasting any time. Soon we will be on the trail.
If you need anything, don't hesitate

 

no waste of time here I gotta go clean up the block and pistons now...then i have 3 sections due in algebra tomorrow along with a test AND a test on 100 Vocabulary words tomorrow for english. Oh and I have a 5 page essay due on Monday and a summary report for 2 topics. Maybe one of these years I'll have time for my children!

 

Renegade is going to be up there helping? Anyone else going?

 

I got the old head gasket material off and the pistons cleaned the best I could with a wire cup. Cleaned out the middle of the motor too...there was about 1/2" of dirt and rust in the bottom of it!

 

Just us for now....it will probably be next weekend until I get it fully assembled. Injectors will be in tomorrow and I'm not sure on the heads.

 

That is fine. I should have my hubs in by next weekend.

 

I might have to reschedule the trail ride....

 

wow....nice progress! now its just waiting for parts i see....i always hate waiting for parts...errr waiting in general!

 

patience sucks...

 

New parts ROCK

 

Yes sir they do....its called INSURANCE

 

Thats fine. My weekends in Oct. are pretty much booked. Unless you want to do it on a sunday. Your truck is going to be up and running next weekend. No ifs, ands or buts.

 

I heard that!

 

Got the oil pan off and cleaned up. Sump is shiny new Man what a mess in that oil pan...no pics tonight because the charger is nowhere to be found for the camera. Manifolds have been cleaned and painted silver and a bunch of brackets are now yellow. Tomorrow will be getting the motor cleaned up and painted with the oil pan all yellow. Got my brass freeze plugs in too. I got some help tonight so things went a little smoother

 

the heads are on their way

 

More pics of the painted pieces...

 

man...your gonna able to detect any kind of leak extremely easily!!!! good work!