and the saga begins...... HFIAG 5409
 

Arrived today. Now I have a 3 day weekend to get it installed. :icon_omg:

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Awesome.

Get it done in 2 and you have the 3rd to play around :D

Nice. :D

I would love to have one. But, need to buy heads first.

Don't use the front and rear seals, those don't fit the air gap,those will cause a vacuum leak. Just use a thick bead of RTV. Also don't put any rtv around the intake ports, it will squish out and restrict air flow. Did that on mine and had ro remove later on.

A bit of RTV around the coolant passages is a good idea though. :D

I'll keep these things in mind when I install it tomorrow.
I got it torn apart and cleaned up today , before it started raining.
Installed new plugs,wires,cap and rotor while I've got everything out of the way.
After I get done on the topside I have to crawl underneath and change the rear main seal too. But no rain in the forecast tomorrow so I should get it all done.
Just glad I didn't break any bolts today.

Let us know how it drives, I am really interested in doing this as well.

Bonus ! My brakes work now :D

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Cool, so I guess the install went smoothly?

I'm still having a temperature issue. my gauge is reading 240 the upper radiator hose is hot, and the bottom one can be held with no problem. sooo..... I'm still at a loss as to what's wrong.

Check the connector for the one-wire sensor. Make sure it has a good connection, and make sure the sensor grounds to the manifold good.

You can pick up an Infra-Red temp sensor (little gun like feller) and point it at the top of the thermostat housing, to see what temp it REALLY is.

Take all that stuff off the top of it. I can't see it!!

What temp tstat?

192.5

I'll try removing the sensor and getting the sealant off . makes me wonder what the other sensor is telling the PCM though.
It hasn't thrown any codes yet and seems to be running ok .

The other sensor is two-wire, it just modifies a signal from the PCM, so, that one is prolly working as it should.

Well , It finally threw a code #1 miss fire.
All ignition parts are brand new,changed them while I had the intake off.
When I pulled the old plugs #1 was in awful shape like half of the ground electrode had been eaten away.
Gona do a comp.test after the engine cools off for a minute. But I'm starting to think its time to shop for a set of heads (cause if I'm changing the gasket I'm not putting the old ones back on) Sigh.

Odessa, or Clearwater make NEW heads, that are better castings than stock. They are regularly for sale on Ebay.

1: 120 psi 2: 90 psi
3: 90 psi 4: 125 psi
5: 110 psi 6: 110 psi
7: 90 psi 8: 95 psi

So now I'm starting to think.. ( hell i don't even know what to think anymore) bad Injector ? still no solution on temp yet either. ( wonder if the army surplus has any C-4 in stock)

Now do a wet test. Put a tablespoon of oil into each cylinder, and test again. See what the numbers do.

So your upper radiator hose is hot and the lower radiator hose is cool? Sounds like a clogged radiator to me. If you have access to an infared thermometer I would shoot different parts of the radiator and see what the issue is. You may actually be overheating, not just a bad reading.

Yeah, both my heads were garbage, and I was really happy with the quality of the EQ parts I replaced them with. Don at 4secondsflat.com has a meh website, but when you call him you're talking to a guy with decades of Mopar experience. That's where I got mine, and bought my own valvetrain parts.

All the threaded locations on the heads were right on the money. The valve seats were concentric. Great parts. I wouldn't ever spend money on fixing or reman'ing stock parts for these engines.

Wow! your compression numbers are worse than mine!

Well, if they don't have your C-4, you can always park it in an empty field, load it up with exploding targets, and have some fun with it. Just be sure to get it on video. ;-)

Thermite's quieter fun. :D

:icon_shrug: But yes thermite = :icon_mrgreen:

Tablespoon of oil made me think of my Grandma and her Castor Oil!

Go ahead and take this sweety, it's good for what ails ya. :D

Agreed! That stuff is awesome!