Put the Vortec in something else and get rid of the A440F for an H55F. Sent the head to Jim Chenoweth for SS chevy valves and a 3 angle valve job. If the compression is good run it. Otherwise rebuild it after having a machine shop balance the rotating assembly. Mine is 40 over with a shaved...
Spark plugs and wires, distributor cap and rotor. Adjust valves and importantly timing. Clean or replace air filter. On 3FE inspect intake hoses for cracks and clean AFM.
That and fabricate a transmission cross member. Lots of ways to do that. Search the threads in this forum. Lots of info including part lists and numbers.
If you have ever pulled and replaced a motor you could probably do most of it. You still have to dismantle the transfer case and reassemble it on the manual. By now probably lots of YouTube videos showing how. When I did it in 2004 I could not find anyone on Mud who had done it. Lots of...
Greg I put my H55F in my truck in 2004 and it has been going strong since. I love rowing through the gears often up to over 4k rpm. I drive it 80mph+ weekly. That A440F just sucked the life out of a 3FE. Glad your truck is out there running where they don't salt the roads. Salting roads is...
You guys who attended the 1st annual 3FE List Bash on Memorial Day weekend of 2003 will remember my neighbor Bruno Klotz. He kept us entertained with his stories and loaned us tools. He had lived next door to my lake house since 1981. He had been in poor health for most of this year with his...
@Skniper I am in the middle. Just realized I might need a gasket for the intake manifold. I think last time I pulled it for injectors it was still perfect and slapped it back together.
I got a brass threaded plug with my kit. We should meet up and trade drinks for a plug!
I had to use a 32mm impact socket. Hammered the crap out of it but it backed out. PB Blaster for 2 days prior. Got the air rail out without pulling the manifold but decided to pull it anyway to get the new plugs in and clean it while it's out. Waiting on Dorman vacuum plugs, got the cap for...
I'm pretty sure I was the first on MUD to post a H55F into FJ62 thread. I got a bit of info from someone who had a shop do it. Anyway, I got a 87' FJ60 cross member but it was going to be ugly trying to move the H440F mounts to match. We tried a plasma cutter but then decided to use an early...
Does the 80 Series 3FE fan clutch bolt right up on a FJ62? Is the fan the same? If this is an upgrade path if I ever need to replace the fan clutch again I'll keep that in my pocket.
I ran across the Alpine Butterfly Knot and Alpine Butterfly Bend and have adopted it immediately. I can see that with very small nylon rope it might be difficult to untie if tensioned but it is supposed to be easy to untie.
I have been running the H55F with my 3FE and 33's for 16 years in the Texas heat and have never overheated. Not pulling a grade with a 3000lb trailer, never. I got a lower seam leak in my radiator 11 years ago and replaced it with a Performance radiator which is pretty much identical to the...
In your first pic there is a lot of adjustment room in the tensioner pulley for that belt. I use an air or power ratchet to spin it after loosening the front nut. You should be able to level the PS pump after that.
I like the wraps on the bar, just as effective as the gunwale brackets for lateral movement and not in the way the rest of the time. I also tie the bow and stern to keep it solid. I like how you use the light tabs on the ARB for that. I have been using ratchet straps but the butterfly hitch...
Thanks Jim! I have all the components except for a welder. Wife was looking over my shoulder and said, "Fathers Day". I have been needing one for a long time.
I have 3 Old Towne Tripper 17' Royalex canoes. I'll use the forks on the Kubota to set them all up there and figure out a tie down...