Glad you are enjoying some of the info and find it useful! The car hobby is very top-heavy with B.S. That fact could easily fill a 1TB Hard Drive...
Nearly impossible to cover all the bases, but the effort is there!:)
When you had the valve seat(s) replaced, it looks like they surfaced/cut the head, based on your photos. Did you do both heads or just the one?...
Key ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON (Leave the key ON the 3rd time; and don't do it crazy-fast) and you should see the code at the Odometer location. It may take...
MAP Sensor, which is all these engines have/use. IOW they don't have a Mass Airflow Sensor. Most MAF Sensors use a physical screen, MAPs do not,...
I've always liked (and use B&B). Nice deep sound, no popping on decel, no droning in the cab at certain loads/r.p.m. High(er) initial cost but...
Question for you: Are you using an automatic transmission? JMB Justin should be able to answer your questions and/or provide the bits and...
The nice thing about vehicles with an actual frame, is they can be kept alive considerably longer than those without.
A RARE shop indeed that would troubleshoot like that!!!! Glad you are back on the road. Electrical Gremlins can be a bit challenging. I'd still...
You might want to consider some Program Main Caps (or similar) and an upgrade to the Gen IV Bearings/Oiling System.
Okay, finally I understand where that pushrod was hiding.
Unfortunately, I don't know, as I do my own work and am out of the loop as far as shops go. I did have to ship my short block to Michigan for the...
HELLO!!! Thanks for the compliment, it is appreciated. Even when I'm not always paying attention to something, after 55 years of direct exposure...
I can't picture where your wayward pushrod is right now. The lifters are under the heads and there isn't room for much else, certainly not a...
I'm curious to know what they find when they pull the heads.
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