Vortec 454/4L80e HD swapped 1999 Tahoe OBS

[Onebad1983]

Any updates?

 

[bigfootchiro]

Any updates?

Weather and lack of time between the both of us slowed down the progress. New lifters have been soaking in oil, the pushrods/keepers/rockers/bolts are being cleaned, oil pump with cleaned, oil pan cleaned inside and out, new oil pan seal, reinstalled, transmission serviced with new fluid/filter/seal, intake and coolant ports cleaned out of shizzy-ass DexCool, now it’s getting ready to flush the block of antifreeze/corrosion, and old oil. Prepping the valve covers for new paint. Anything I’m missing @Eds_Auto ?

 

[PG01]

Weather and lack of time between the both of us slowed down the progress. New lifters have been soaking in oil, the pushrods/keepers/rockers/bolts are being cleaned, oil pump with cleaned, oil pan cleaned inside and out, new oil pan seal, reinstalled, transmission serviced with new fluid/filter/seal, intake and coolant ports cleaned out of shizzy-ass DexCool, now it’s getting ready to flush the block of antifreeze/corrosion, and old oil. Prepping the valve covers for new paint. Anything I’m missing @Eds_Auto ?

Babe o the day thread liked.....check

 

[bigfootchiro]

Babe o the day thread liked.....check

 

[RST Dana]

So, not sure how this happened, but got some new ones soaking.

Now, what you wanna do is simmer your lifters until the bubbles stop, that's how you know they are done.

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US old schoolers had to use the quart cans BEFORE plastic, which allowed the lifters to be upright.

 

[Tonyrodz]

US old schoolers had to use the quart cans BEFORE plastic, which allowed the lifters to be upright.

Remember the upright cardboard ones?

 

[RST Dana]

Remember the upright cardboard ones?

They attracted bullets in the “Jerk” with Steve Martin.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

They attracted bullets in the “Jerk” with Steve Martin.

"He hates the cans!"

 

[Eds_Auto]

Weather and lack of time between the both of us slowed down the progress. New lifters have been soaking in oil, the pushrods/keepers/rockers/bolts are being cleaned, oil pump with cleaned, oil pan cleaned inside and out, new oil pan seal, reinstalled, transmission serviced with new fluid/filter/seal, intake and coolant ports cleaned out of shizzy-ass DexCool, now it’s getting ready to flush the block of antifreeze/corrosion, and old oil. Prepping the valve covers for new paint. Anything I’m missing @Eds_Auto ?

Nope, sounds like where we are right now. Been a busy few days, I wish I had more time to spend on it. Just need to get an intake gasket set and put it back together. As soon as that's done, it will FINALLY be time to mount that hoe.

In other news, if someone just so happen to have a hydraulic leveling unit from an RV, what would they be able to do with it in a project like this? Asking for a friend.

 

[bigfootchiro]

Nope, sounds like where we are right now. Been a busy few days, I wish I had more time to spend on it. Just need to get an intake gasket set and put it back together. As soon as that's done, it will FINALLY be time to mount that hoe.

In other news, if someone just so happen to have a hydraulic leveling unit from an RV, what would they be able to do with it in a project like this? Asking for a friend.

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See how much you can sweet talk Advanced down to for the gasket set hahaha