High Miler

[mr.mindless]

Exhaust mani, valve train, injectors, and head bolts to go. Driver side of the engine is all set to pull apart.

It doesn’t have head studs. I couldn’t remember. No way to know if these bolts were reused 150k ago when the work was done before it went to auction.

Hopefully all looks good and I can just put a gasket in it for another 100k.

[mr.mindless]

Got about half the exhaust bolts out. Fun ones for sure. I need to get one of those scaffolding’s that wraps the front of a truck. And/or a topside creeper. I don’t think taking the front tires off would buy me enough to matter. I was working tonight standing on the plastic crossbed toolbox that was in the Mule. I’m slowly crushing it, but it’s almost the right height for a short guy working on a full-size truck.

[wnyjpgy]

When I have to work on my truck, I pull it in between my two post lift with the arms either in front of the bumper, or along the side of the engine compartment (along side of the tires, not under the truck) and use the lift arms to stand on at whatever height I need for top side work.

[TrailTamer]

You have the luxury of multiple car lifts, un-bolt & lift cab up & out of the way? I am not sure how feasible that is on 3rd gen Dodge Rams, though.

[M4wdFab]

40" mounted tires layed down is my my go too for this. 


dont you have a paint booth full of tires that roll




LOL at brett idea 

[cracker]

LOL at brett idea 

Standard Operating procedure for a Ford!

[mr.mindless]

That's why I don't Ford!!!

We'll see if I'm tempted to lift the cab at all when it comes time to lift the head. I doubt it. I don't love how much dust is coming off the under cowl insulation though. I'm going to have to do extra cleaning and maybe look at removing it for install to keep sand out on assembly.

I like the lift arm idea. Especially with a 2x12 secured across the arms in front. I may have to try that out. Need to build my truck mover hitch plate for the forktruck!

[wnyjpgy]

My lift arms lock into position so I just spin them in 90 degrees.

I think making a simple platform that slides into the lift pad holes might be a good idea.

[M]

I use my 45q RTIC cooler as my standing platform when I'm in the engine bay of my Sierra.   That cooler is rock solid planted to the ground and wont move one bit, and easy to move around when needed.

[mr.mindless]

HG failed at back edge of #1, easy leak from #1 to coolant passage between 1&2.

[M4wdFab]

easy fix clean it and isntall new or does that require head work?

[TrailTamer]

easy fix clean it and isntall new or does that require head work?

Look like it, as long as flatness, run out & surface roughness check out good.

[mr.mindless]

Need to finish cleanup and slap it back together. Should be running by end of week.

Would likely be late tonight if not for club meeting. And if not for not finding a few tools quickly last night.

[M]

I bet it's a lot more enjoyable working on the truck in the new shop now

[mr.mindless]

Compared to driveway? fuck yes.
It's annoying to have to tarp things to keep bird feathers and shit out of things, hopefully I get them taken care of next week. And it's annoying to not really be set up yet, but it's very much a learning experience to work in here and feel out how things maybe should be arranged.

The back corner where I'm working on the Ram is good for a project that'll take a little while to not be in the way of other things and have some room for parts. Should be a good part-out place too.
The office side feels right for machining and fabrication, which means that 4 post lift isn't in the right place because it's the wrong tool for that work. I don't know that there's room for that anywhere.

Not rushing into any changes unless something happens with employment. I've got plenty of time to figure it out.