Madness Started
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Well I started rippin into my truck. Greg (pcfixerpro) came over and helped me out. We didn't get much done due to having to go get a damn Fan clutch wrench thing. It was a start though and thats all that matters. We got the rad, shroud, and fan out and the tb off. Still not sure what all I'll be changing but for sure it will be Hughes Plenum kit,180* t-stat, and EQ Magnum heads. I am still considering cam, timing chain, and water pump.
Thanks again Greg for your help!
Heres some pics
Before we started
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After We gave up for the day (more like I gave up. I was starving. Greg was ready to keep wrenching)
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I'll keep this updated as I make progress
Thanks again Greg for your help!
Heres some pics
Before we started
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After We gave up for the day (more like I gave up. I was starving. Greg was ready to keep wrenching)
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I'll keep this updated as I make progress
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Best of luck to you, BB2! I'm down to just a short block with a dipstick tube sticking out of it, lol. However, I'm starting to reassemble it. Successfully replaced #4 cam bearing yesterday, but new cam does not turn without some effort, so now I'm polishing the new bearing down with a Norton bear pad to get free movement of the cam before I degree it in. Best tip I can give on your project is to keep everything as clean as you can and use lots of WD40, etc. to keep things from rusting while the engine is open. Kind of treat it as an open wound until you can get it closed up.
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I would say that #1 and #6 are TDC.
You must have Reid helping you with as clean as that motor is.
You have that thing stripped that far down, why not just bore it out .030 over, huh?
Great pics BTW. What did you end up using there instead of the 6" bolt? And how were you able to replace the cam bearing without pulling the block?
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You have that thing stripped that far down, why not just bore it out .030 over, huh?
Great pics BTW. What did you end up using there instead of the 6" bolt? And how were you able to replace the cam bearing without pulling the block?
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I would say that #1 and #6 are TDC.
You must have Reid helping you with as clean as that motor is.
You have that thing stripped that far down, why not just bore it out .030 over, huh?
Great pics BTW. What did you end up using there instead of the 6" bolt? And how were you able to replace the cam bearing without pulling the block?
![Big Grin](https://dodgeforum.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
You have that thing stripped that far down, why not just bore it out .030 over, huh?
Great pics BTW. What did you end up using there instead of the 6" bolt? And how were you able to replace the cam bearing without pulling the block?
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Thanks, I'm taking the pics in case anyone wants to see a dyi on replacing a bad cam bearing. It is possible to do on the magnum engine because of the oval cut-outs in the valley. Without those, you couldn't do it. I also bit the bullet and bought the snap-on cam bearing tool which made the job a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I had to assemble the driver and expander inside the block because they would not pass-through the #3 bearing. For the cam bolt, I used about 18" of all-thread and wrapped it in duct tape.