Some pics of Cam install

**1slow01z71** · 02-25-2008 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by vff_jeff

Fire stations are perfect for doing work... I like it cause i have 24 hours to kill, nobody to bother me, lots of tools unless someone steal them, and out of sun with allot of room. also like the fact that we have PLENTY of absorbant for fluid spills. You work for a dept? or a buddy let you tear down there?

We did it at his dads shop where he works, they have a contract with AFD to do all their repair work. That truck was getting some stuff done to it on the pass side. The steps on that thing were sweet.

ff_jeff · 02-25-2008 09:33 PM

thats awsome. Good money in fire truck repair cause we beat the shiznit out of them. When you gunna get a vid of truck with new cam?

**Red03SilSS** · 02-26-2008 07:35 AM

Yeah we did it at my dads shop. And that was a City of Austin fire truck in there. We have contracts with Austin Killen and Waco to do all the heay equipment. Ambulances, dumptrucks, firetrucks, ect...

And I dont know why my motor was so filthy! Ill start degreasing it and preasure washing it more. If i had a digital camera that had video and sound I could. My camera only does video but not sounds. Maybe I can hook up with wade one night and get him to take some shot of it.

**RedHeartbeat** · 02-26-2008 07:45 AM

Just be careful not to shoot water under the intake manifold or you'll fill the knock sensor holes full of water and start the corrosion problem on the terminals.

**txarkitekt** · 02-26-2008 10:42 AM

Yeah, we took a while doing the swap/cleaning cause Cody and I showed Daniel ALL about his motor and how to disassemble/assemble everything. Daniel know knows al LOT more than he did... I showed Daniel what you are talking about Greg--how the bottom side of the intake has that black foam insert that is suppose to block dirt, grime, and water...haha--not so much.

Cody--like you said...we need to get DANIEL to to the swap--not us. But we do want it to run correctly. Maybe we will have to do the install after all...

A FAST 90/90 intake would be sweet on his truck...

**Wtfan18** · 02-26-2008 01:18 PM

whats the best thing to use for cleaning a motor up? break clean cuz it evaporates? i noticed when i took my valve covers off there was an orangey brown residue on it and i want to clean it all up plus i will probably get them powder coated. but i really just want to degrease most all of it.

thanks

**leochevy2001** · 02-26-2008 01:26 PM

did you all have to remove the rad to do the swap?

**1slow01z71** · 02-26-2008 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Wtfan18

whats the best thing to use for cleaning a motor up? break clean cuz it evaporates? i noticed when i took my valve covers off there was an orangey brown residue on it and i want to clean it all up plus i will probably get them powder coated. but i really just want to degrease most all of it.

thanks

Brake cleaner does a good job at getting that stuff of with a little elbow grease.

Originally Posted by leochevy2001

did you all have to remove the rad to do the swap?

Yes the radiator has to come out so the cam can come all teh way out of the block.

**leochevy2001** · 02-26-2008 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by 1slow01z71

Yes the radiator has to come out so the cam can come all teh way out of the block.

thanks!

i think i need to get under my hood and clean up my engine too.
i was thinking about picking up a can of that stuff w/ the orange cap, will that work too?
or would i be better off using the brake cleaner?
what should i try to avoid spraying the any of the engine cleaners on?
sorry red03silss for hijacking your thread.

**Srt8Jeep** · 02-26-2008 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by txarkitekt

Yeah, good call Wade---it was... I used up like 2 cans of Brake Clean on it...cleaned the intake, the valve covers, etc... The new heads were fresh from the machine shop and clean. We pretty much took the whole top half of the motor off and cleaned it. Cody spend HOURS cleaning the top of the block, the cylinder walls and the piston heads. Thumbs up for Cody's cleaning job! And it was good meeting Daniel, Cody, and Wade this past weekend. I am glad that Daniel's truck was able to start and not make any more noises! Phew! A long ass day of doing everything by-the-book for it NOT to run awesome... Daniel--anymore update for us on how the truck is running?

Yes it was finally nice to meet you but too bad it was after midnight when I got there-LOL, Cody's dog was an adventure and alot of spunk for sure. I just remembered I have some AMSOIL engine flush for Daniel to use

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