rick stark
Diesel Dummy
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- Jan 19, 2011
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Well finally I have my own build thread so try not to poke fun to bad haha
It all started with a oil in coolant problem and I was chasing it for a couple months. I changed the head gasket, oil cooler gasket, and tested the oil cooler and I thought it was fixed. So the last time I had the truck on the road (6 hour round trip) head gasket went again and there was still oil in the coolant. There were a lot of variables between the ARP replacement studs (stretched 3 times) and never having the block or head decked after having the head off 4 times. With all the reading on here and talking to people and it's about a 50/50 toss up between the two, it's either everything being out of square or the block is cracked...so I decided to pull the engine and build it the way I want. I don't really have a "goal" per say just putting in all the parts and going with it while still using it as a daily driver.
The new parts going in are:
SDX 5x16s
SDX Comp DVs
5k gsk
Hamilton 188/220
Hamilton valve springs with titanium keepers and retainers
Coated fly cut pistons (just to be on the safe side)
Girdle
ARP 625 head studs
ARP 14mm mains
O ring head
GT4202 (going compounds using the 64)
Snow MPG Max
Sperco Intercooler
Flex a lites
I got to save up a little bit more cash cause I'm having all the machine work done and the engine assembled by Harts Diesel hopefully...
And currently I swapped the D70 out for a D80 (all stock) just gonna try and put a air locker in it with a mag hytec cover.
Here's some pictures from back in February til now of the progress of the engine and other misc. things traction bars sled stops etc. and I will keep it updated. If anyone has any questions or would like more pictures I will grant to the best of my ability.
Marine 330s spraying out of the bowl^^^
Start of the traction bars ^^^^
Just a giant puzzle haha
Thank you SDX! ^^^^
All cleaned and repainted ^^^^
Traction bars done for the most part
It all started with a oil in coolant problem and I was chasing it for a couple months. I changed the head gasket, oil cooler gasket, and tested the oil cooler and I thought it was fixed. So the last time I had the truck on the road (6 hour round trip) head gasket went again and there was still oil in the coolant. There were a lot of variables between the ARP replacement studs (stretched 3 times) and never having the block or head decked after having the head off 4 times. With all the reading on here and talking to people and it's about a 50/50 toss up between the two, it's either everything being out of square or the block is cracked...so I decided to pull the engine and build it the way I want. I don't really have a "goal" per say just putting in all the parts and going with it while still using it as a daily driver.
The new parts going in are:
SDX 5x16s
SDX Comp DVs
5k gsk
Hamilton 188/220
Hamilton valve springs with titanium keepers and retainers
Coated fly cut pistons (just to be on the safe side)
Girdle
ARP 625 head studs
ARP 14mm mains
O ring head
GT4202 (going compounds using the 64)
Snow MPG Max
Sperco Intercooler
Flex a lites
I got to save up a little bit more cash cause I'm having all the machine work done and the engine assembled by Harts Diesel hopefully...
And currently I swapped the D70 out for a D80 (all stock) just gonna try and put a air locker in it with a mag hytec cover.
Here's some pictures from back in February til now of the progress of the engine and other misc. things traction bars sled stops etc. and I will keep it updated. If anyone has any questions or would like more pictures I will grant to the best of my ability.
Marine 330s spraying out of the bowl^^^
Start of the traction bars ^^^^
Just a giant puzzle haha
Thank you SDX! ^^^^
All cleaned and repainted ^^^^
Traction bars done for the most part
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