Pulling the SOHC for inspection

[red78ta]

Getting close to ready to pull the motor. Picked the truck up for free with a thrown timing chain; pulling to inspect to see if there was any damage when that happened.

 

[JJMaine]

Nicely done! Just a quick FYI for you. I strongly recommend to buy OEM hydraulic tensioners from a reputable dealer (there are some fakes kicking around on eBay especially). I know some guys have used Cloyes on here in years past with good results but I used Cloyes this past winter (as well as all new timing components) on my truck when I had the engine out for head gaskets and they were bad straight out of the box.

The truck had a slight rattle on random start ups (maybe every 20-30 starts) and also some slight noise on deceleration. A couple of weeks ago I finally came to my senses and switched to new Ford tensioners and now no more rattle at start or any other weird noises.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Nicely done! Just a quick FYI for you. I strongly recommend to buy OEM hydraulic tensioners from a reputable dealer (there are some fakes kicking around on eBay especially). I know some guys have used Cloyes on here in years past with good results but I used Cloyes this past winter (as well as all new timing components) on my truck when I had the engine out for head gaskets and they were bad straight out of the box.

The truck had a slight rattle on random start ups (maybe every 20-30 starts) and also some slight noise on deceleration. A couple of weeks ago I finally came to my senses and switched to new Ford tensioners and now no more rattle at start or any other weird noises.

Cloyes are prone to leak down... any time my truck sits for more than 24 hours without running, I prime the oil system by using clear flooded engine procedure. So far, so good.

 

[red78ta]

Nicely done! Just a quick FYI for you. I strongly recommend to buy OEM hydraulic tensioners from a reputable dealer (there are some fakes kicking around on eBay especially). I know some guys have used Cloyes on here in years past with good results but I used Cloyes this past winter (as well as all new timing components) on my truck when I had the engine out for head gaskets and they were bad straight out of the box.

The truck had a slight rattle on random start ups (maybe every 20-30 starts) and also some slight noise on deceleration. A couple of weeks ago I finally came to my senses and switched to new Ford tensioners and now no more rattle at start or any other weird noises.

Thanks for the tip! My factory service manual is supposed to arrive today and the fan clutch holder sometime in the next few days. After that I should be able to remove the rest of what I need to and pull the engine. One of the “bad” parts of living in southeast alaska is waiting for the mail lol

 

[red78ta]

I got sick of waiting for the tool so I made one from some scrap aluminum I had. Fan and alternator are off, power steering and ac next I guess. Then it’s unbolt and pull. FSM should be here today so I can double check I’ve got everything off I need to. And of course the fan clutch holder tool will be here tomorrow I’ll take a break.

 

[red78ta]

Got the ac compressor and power steering pump out. Gonna take a crack at the bell housing bolts and motor mounts Friday or Saturday and maybe then pull it.