- Joined
- Apr 13, 2009
- Messages
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- Location
- Calgary, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- '91, '80, '06
- Make / Model
- Ford, GMC,Dodge
- Engine Size
- 4.0,4.0,5.7
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
The other day I hooked up a starter to the flexplate and it was good enough to turn the motor over with all the sparkplugs out. I don't know if the flexplate mounted starter would be good enough if I was actually trying to start the engine.
The 3 cylinders that had no pushrods on the intake valves spewed a wack of gas out the holes....I wasn't expecting that! But it makes sense now that I think about it. The injectors were still firing all the time I was screwing with the timing chain and all the times I had it running. It spewed enough that I think the runners affected were full up to the top. Glad I had the plugs out or I may have hydro-locked the engine. I'll have to remember to change the o2 sensors.
Yesterday I used a 1/4" x 5/16" deep socket and extensions to drive the oil pump hex shaft. I ran it for 10 minutes with not much oil coming up the pushrods. This sucks. I'm hoping that being in close to freezing weather may have caused condensation to freeze up and block passages. I'm working under a tarp...no heat. I put a 300 watt bulb on top of the intake last night and hope that's enough heat to melt any frost inside. I'll find out this morning. I have a pan gasket and rear main seal on order because I think it's not going to work and will have to physically check inside the pan.
The 3 cylinders that had no pushrods on the intake valves spewed a wack of gas out the holes....I wasn't expecting that! But it makes sense now that I think about it. The injectors were still firing all the time I was screwing with the timing chain and all the times I had it running. It spewed enough that I think the runners affected were full up to the top. Glad I had the plugs out or I may have hydro-locked the engine. I'll have to remember to change the o2 sensors.
Yesterday I used a 1/4" x 5/16" deep socket and extensions to drive the oil pump hex shaft. I ran it for 10 minutes with not much oil coming up the pushrods. This sucks. I'm hoping that being in close to freezing weather may have caused condensation to freeze up and block passages. I'm working under a tarp...no heat. I put a 300 watt bulb on top of the intake last night and hope that's enough heat to melt any frost inside. I'll find out this morning. I have a pan gasket and rear main seal on order because I think it's not going to work and will have to physically check inside the pan.