ArdWrknTrk Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Engine is in, installed, and running... mostly. A few outstanding issues, which I'll note below. After a lift chain adjustment, I barely made it over... but that chain adjustment made dropping it a bit of pain to say the least. Eventually after a couple hours and my wife trying to drop the engine on my head twice (motor mounts caught it both times ), I got things lined up and installed. It wasn't all bad luck. Apparently the idle fuel mix was already bang on, and my rough timing adjustment I made during install was already right on the money; I didn't have to adjust base timing. Outstanding issues: There's a water leak somewhere... Part of it was the water pump hose clamp, which after 45 minutes of fighting and getting drenched in coolant, I finally fixed (I think). I also saw water coming off the timing cover though, which might be a thermostat housing/gasket leak. Will need to look into and see if running to operating temp (when bleeding the cooling system) corrects the issue. The alternator belt squeaks on startup. I have a new belt set as tight as I dare, so not sure what is going on. The A/C belt is loose and squeaks all the time when the compressor is on. The bracket is stiff, so I think that's why I butchered the tension. The hood needs installed. The CB still gets a lot of alternator noise despite the more direct grounding. Probably the stock noise capacitors... ? Otherwise, she idles and revs great... Question: How long should I keep the break in oil? 500 miles? 1500? Yes! That's always a satisfying feeling when it first fires up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! On the oil question, I'd leave it for at least 500 miles. You want to change after the main wear-in has happened on the engine so you can get the cast off metal bits out. But it won't hurt to go a little longer. As for the wife dropping the engine on your head, is she trying to tell you something? The noise in the CB is probably because you don't have the hood on and the antenna is "seeing" to ignition system. On the belts, best tighten up the loose one, but let the other one wear in a bit before tightening it up any more. But the water/coolant leak is worrying. Doubt it'll get any better so you need to find it and fix it. Both belts were loose... the new alternator belt loosened a bit as it broke in. Coolant leak seems to be gone, maybe the hose clamp was causing both of them? Hood on, took her for a drive... running rough as heck. Seems like the same issue is still here... only no blowby as far as I can tell. Letting her cool off a bit before I pull plugs to see what is going on in there. CB noise still a thing... since I'm fuse tapped from the lighter circuit, perhaps that's the issue (unlike my Rangers, I never installed a secondary fuse box, maybe I should???). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Both belts were loose... the new alternator belt loosened a bit as it broke in. Coolant leak seems to be gone, maybe the hose clamp was causing both of them? Hood on, took her for a drive... running rough as heck. Seems like the same issue is still here... only no blowby as far as I can tell. Letting her cool off a bit before I pull plugs to see what is going on in there. CB noise still a thing... since I'm fuse tapped from the lighter circuit, perhaps that's the issue (unlike my Rangers, I never installed a secondary fuse box, maybe I should???). Good deal on the coolant leak. This isn’t any help, but a comment, or opinion. I gave up trying to get noise out of CB’s. I’ve run them from the cigar lighter, tap a fuse and directly to the battery. Tried filters, just not good radios for keeping noise out of. I like the President Bill I put in my Xterra. Has Automatic Squelch Control, so I don’t hear anything until I get a strong signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Both belts were loose... the new alternator belt loosened a bit as it broke in. Coolant leak seems to be gone, maybe the hose clamp was causing both of them? Hood on, took her for a drive... running rough as heck. Seems like the same issue is still here... only no blowby as far as I can tell. Letting her cool off a bit before I pull plugs to see what is going on in there. CB noise still a thing... since I'm fuse tapped from the lighter circuit, perhaps that's the issue (unlike my Rangers, I never installed a secondary fuse box, maybe I should???). Maybe a firing order issue for the roughness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Maybe a firing order issue for the roughness? Yes sir. Was pulling plugs... only to find bozo here didn't get the cylinder 6 wire on the plug. I am an idiot. Will say more... Stopped for a grocery run at the end of a so far successful test drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Yes sir. Was pulling plugs... only to find bozo here didn't get the cylinder 6 wire on the plug. I am an idiot. Will say more... Stopped for a grocery run at the end of a so far successful test drive Back home: Alternator belt squeak at startup has returned... I dunno. I know I fought with the previous belt a ton... and wore it down enough to warrant replacement. I also wasn't tensioning it right back then, so that was half the problem. Saw some seepage at the upper radiator hose's connection to the thermostat housing... was an issue previously. Tightened the hose clamp a bit, will see if that fixes the issue. Oil looks good. Nothing dripping other than A/C condensation... Did have some lugging on hills (no down shift), but it was more of a load down, with no missing. Still pulled OK most of the time... could be a TV cable adjustment issue, or just situation normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Back home: Alternator belt squeak at startup has returned... I dunno. I know I fought with the previous belt a ton... and wore it down enough to warrant replacement. I also wasn't tensioning it right back then, so that was half the problem. Saw some seepage at the upper radiator hose's connection to the thermostat housing... was an issue previously. Tightened the hose clamp a bit, will see if that fixes the issue. Oil looks good. Nothing dripping other than A/C condensation... Did have some lugging on hills (no down shift), but it was more of a load down, with no missing. Still pulled OK most of the time... could be a TV cable adjustment issue, or just situation normal? Glad you got it running smoothly. I'm going to guess that the lugging is a TV cable/rod adjustment. You know the adjustment is in the FSM section here, right? Documentation/Driveline/Transmissions/Automatic Transmissions/AOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Glad you got it running smoothly. I'm going to guess that the lugging is a TV cable/rod adjustment. You know the adjustment is in the FSM section here, right? Documentation/Driveline/Transmissions/Automatic Transmissions/AOD. No... apparently I forgot that the Idle Control Solenoid is a thing and that one needs to momentarily put it into EEC test mode to retract it in order to set the TV cable. Will redo the procedure with such knoweledge. (I did know test mode moved the solenoid, but I never made the connection.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 No... apparently I forgot that the Idle Control Solenoid is a thing and that one needs to momentarily put it into EEC test mode to retract it in order to set the TV cable. Will redo the procedure with such knoweledge. (I did know test mode moved the solenoid, but I never made the connection.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Seems to have helped. Still squealing belts like no tomorrow... belt dressing time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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