got everything labeled & my i.m. off today, only broke 1 bolt so it went well i suppose :-) lol (p.b. blasted all bolts for a few days & used a impact wrench on med. setting) http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9c193069.jpg
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had 4 pretty decent gasket blowouts: http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps87cd2980.jpg and oil pooling everywhere on the inside. found a shop to hotdip it later this wk ($55 ready to install so i cant complain) >>had a couple questions, i had a really hard time getting out a sensor by therm. housing but need a new one now :-) http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps25374bbe.jpg what is it?? lol & should i clean out threads with tap & die before reassembly?

 

The sensor you need is the coolant temp sensor. Let us know how everything turns out.

 

thanks!! ill keep yall posted ;-)

 

Figured u might but replace the thermostat and timing chain if needed since your there.

 

Yeah, if your truck is over/near 100K miles, do the timing chain and gears as well.

 

i just put in new cloyes double roller timing chain & new gates pump (end of my last thread) before i tore into i.m. :-D (wanted to get it all done @ once) i already got a new therm. housing ready & had hughes send a thermostat and new o2 sensors when i ordered the plenum kit. think iv lucked out so far lol

 

you used an impact gun on the intake bolts, why? thats asking for trouble!

theyre only torqued to 12 ft lbs, no need for anything other than a 3/8ths ratchet, and a 13mm socket.

 

lil impact wrench (light torque) & they were the tools i had handy @ the time ;-) -id say with only 1 bolt head twisting off i cant complain lol... especially after some of the broken i.m. bolts iv seen happen by hand

 

Yeah, if they are gonna break, it doesn't matter which tool you use to break them.

 

that was kinda my thoughts exactly lol ..didnt have all my tools here yet so figure id see how it worked out that way ;-)