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The next day we took care of some family stuff all morning so I got outside in the afternoon. The paint didn't look half bad but it needed another light coat to finish it off so I broke out another can and finished it off. Once dry enough (didn't take very long) I started putting on the accessories and pullies. I wasted some time trying to clean up the alternator housing. I then got the bright idea to tap the lower support tab so I wouldn't have to fiddle around with getting a nut on the back side whenever I take the alternator out while in the truck. The threads were a little shallow but it torqued down fine. I didn't drill the hole, just ran a tap in the existing hole.
I had to run to the store to get a couple things. I needed a new o-ring for the block heater. This one fit well in the store but I'm not positive it has enough meat to seal it up.
I also needed new washers for some fuel parts. None came in the rebuild kit.
I cleaned up the engine mounts and bolted those on. Now on to some rebuilt and painted engine porn pics:
This side was never painted but I took the opportunity with the tranny adapter off.
Next came the adapter and that meant picking it with the engine hoist. The engine stand came off and then I cleaned up the adapter. It was pretty filthy but a can of oven cleaner gave me a hand. Once I finished cleaning up the bolts they all got red locktite and were torqued to spec. I put a light coat on the flywheel to keep the rust away and once it dried I got out the red locktite again and torqued those bolts down. With it dangling on the hoist I needed the
to come out and give me a hand to keep it stable and to keep the crank from rotating as I torqued those down to 101 ft lbs. I marked the T.converter and the flywheel with white paint so I could line it up the same on install. I just transferred it over after the cummins beige dried.
Just for giggles I counted the teeth and wrote it on the flywheel. I also wrote on the back of the head and block the rebuild date and that standard sizing was used.
It was getting late but I thought I could set it in the engine bay right after I removed this broken tranny bolt. It proved to be more stubborn than I and I gave up for the night. I used heat but maybe not enough so I'll give it another round next time.
I cleaned up my mess and used the ol' tire cushion for the engine. Dora should be on the road next week.
The next day we took care of some family stuff all morning so I got outside in the afternoon. The paint didn't look half bad but it needed another light coat to finish it off so I broke out another can and finished it off. Once dry enough (didn't take very long) I started putting on the accessories and pullies. I wasted some time trying to clean up the alternator housing. I then got the bright idea to tap the lower support tab so I wouldn't have to fiddle around with getting a nut on the back side whenever I take the alternator out while in the truck. The threads were a little shallow but it torqued down fine. I didn't drill the hole, just ran a tap in the existing hole.
I had to run to the store to get a couple things. I needed a new o-ring for the block heater. This one fit well in the store but I'm not positive it has enough meat to seal it up.
I also needed new washers for some fuel parts. None came in the rebuild kit.
I cleaned up the engine mounts and bolted those on. Now on to some rebuilt and painted engine porn pics:
This side was never painted but I took the opportunity with the tranny adapter off.
Next came the adapter and that meant picking it with the engine hoist. The engine stand came off and then I cleaned up the adapter. It was pretty filthy but a can of oven cleaner gave me a hand. Once I finished cleaning up the bolts they all got red locktite and were torqued to spec. I put a light coat on the flywheel to keep the rust away and once it dried I got out the red locktite again and torqued those bolts down. With it dangling on the hoist I needed the
to come out and give me a hand to keep it stable and to keep the crank from rotating as I torqued those down to 101 ft lbs. I marked the T.converter and the flywheel with white paint so I could line it up the same on install. I just transferred it over after the cummins beige dried.
Just for giggles I counted the teeth and wrote it on the flywheel. I also wrote on the back of the head and block the rebuild date and that standard sizing was used.
It was getting late but I thought I could set it in the engine bay right after I removed this broken tranny bolt. It proved to be more stubborn than I and I gave up for the night. I used heat but maybe not enough so I'll give it another round next time.
I cleaned up my mess and used the ol' tire cushion for the engine. Dora should be on the road next week.
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Awesome work on the rig and all the step by step info and pics. Now I am pumped to get back on my CJ7 project since my wife will not let me do anything to her 80 series right now. I am checking this thread everyday
. Keep up the great job!
