Just Fishing's 09 Tahoe Build thread

[Just Fishing]

got them off, yup pita
big thing was those fkn double sided bolts.
used those little stubby sockets in my above post, they fit a 17mm on the outside.
so a ratchet box end wrench ftw.

engine should now be totally free, just gotta take a break and change to a dry shirt or i'm going to freeze when i open the garage door to make room for the hoist.

 

[Just Fishing]

aaand i just looked outside, wind's blowing and it's snowing (blizzard)
spring in utah!

 

[Just Fishing]

Engine is out!
found out my hoist likes to tilt to one side, and it drops very quickly when loaded.

landed on my rack, one of the hard lines looks a little bent...

Wife came home just in time, i didn't dare lower the hoist with the engine over front of the truck.
one wheel off the ground, me standing on it so it wouldn't tip...





and yup, it would have been way easier to lift that thing out with the mounts on the engine.
They got in the way when lifting out, put a little gash on the pan where the oil cooler sits.
luckily it's not on the sealing surface.

And i'll deal with the rack later, hopefully those hard lines mounted on the rack are replaceable...

 

[Just Fishing]

Welp, i think my lifters are fkd.
Odd, but i have little grooves in each roller.
maybe it's just part of the breakin?

i can almost catch my nail on them...

can't turn the engine in order to pull the main caps yet, i need to get some proper bolts to mount to the stand.

Headache, i think i'm done for tonight.


price keeps going up!

 

[Rocket Man]

 

[Just Fishing]

Yeah yeah, pictures soon.
I no have el pants right now...
(spanish for i'm not wearing pants)

 

[Sparksalot]

Yeah yeah, pictures soon.
I no have el pants right now...
(spanish for i'm not wearing pants)

TMI

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah yeah, pictures soon.
I no have el pants right now...
(spanish for i'm not wearing pants)

TMI

 

[iamdub]

Welp, i think my lifters are fkd.
Odd, but i have little grooves in each roller.
maybe it's just part of the breakin?

i can almost catch my nail on them...

can't turn the engine in order to pull the main caps yet, i need to get some proper bolts to mount to the stand.

Headache, i think i'm done for tonight.


price keeps going up!

There shouldn't be anything like that on the rollers or cam lobes. Sad day.

 

[pwtr02ss]

Glad you got it out!

Yes, **** those upper bell housing bolts. That was the biggest ***** of the whole process. I fought with them from the bottom, finally succeeded. Mine is going back in with the intake off the engine so I can get at them from the top.