engine swap questions 318 to the 360
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Long story short on the plenums: They suck. There is a repair that works and even if you dont show signs of needing it, do it anyway. There is a crazy lengthy thread on just that subject, and you should give it a read. Pretty interesting really, and it will tell you everything you could ever want to know about it and then a whole bunch more.
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I disagree ^ in part.
If the owner confidently determines their gasket is intact and has no interest/need to do other upgrades, then I say leave the gasket in place till it does break. At minimum to do the following: cap, rotor, wires, plugs, PCV, water pump, timing chain, and oil pump.
If the owner confidently determines their gasket is intact and has no interest/need to do other upgrades, then I say leave the gasket in place till it does break. At minimum to do the following: cap, rotor, wires, plugs, PCV, water pump, timing chain, and oil pump.
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simply b/c not all of them break....
Plus, there are cases reported here where ppl have replaced the gasket and they still have them fail.
To think once it's fixed = never to break again is false
I believe zman has said he needs to redo his. Not picking on him in any way to be critical.
Plus, there are cases reported here where ppl have replaced the gasket and they still have them fail.
To think once it's fixed = never to break again is false
I believe zman has said he needs to redo his. Not picking on him in any way to be critical.
But if it was me doing a motor swap, knowing what I know, I'd replace it anyway. Hell I was gonna buy a Hughes AirGap, had the mouse on the order button with money on the card, just couldn't bring myself to do it
Zman has mentioned weird oil loss a time or two. Maybe he'll find the cause one day.
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Exactly. If he wasnt swapping engines, I would agree with you in leaving it alone till it fails, but since the engine is out of the truck anyway, I think it would be in his best interest to do it before the install. Cheap insurance IMO. Not a gaurentee that it wont ever fail, but it would help me sleep easier at night if it was my truck.