Backwoods Savage someone’s calling you I think..... :p I reverted to the ol 6’ step ladder go up two steps turn and use the step to support toes...
I wish I would have known what was about to go down the first night before I started. As long as she runs another year or more it was worth the pain.
Yeah I had a 6.0 diesel a few years back and remember the feeling of hanging across that too :picard:
That would have helped for sure! I just needed to get under it a few times so still needed the height. A lower position would have saved my...
That’s putting it nicely hahaha
Here’s a video of a Ford tech doing the same job in time lapse. Pretty cool!!! I did it without removing the coolers, a/c and core support in my...
I bought the one piece extension plug socket as well figured it would be a nice tool to have. It worked great for its intended purpose.
All in all just under 30 hours maybe from what I read Ford calls for 26-28 so didn’t do too bad. I’ve probably got $1300 invested which is better...
Sunday.... got a late start went to breakfast and did some other stuff like pushing around the 8-10” of snow. Anyhow starting to take...
Saturday night..... did some more cleaning, got the timing set in, some new parts, seals and buttoned up the timing cover[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here’s the one I started on and pushed in with the tool![ATTACH]The others, broke all 4 on drivers side![ATTACH]Put her back on lots of technical...
Saturday morning... a bunch of cleaning and prepping to set the head. [ATTACH] Put it on buttoned up as much as possible[ATTACH] then switched...
Thursday night... dressed up the head and replaced the exhaust manifold. [ATTACH] It had two holes in the front cylinder and the studs were loose...
Sunday morning started in on a passenger side plug.... snap crackle pop twisted right off! Well might as well pull this head too and fix the...
Last Saturday morning I tore into it!!! Intake, all front accessories and the radiator for more room.[ATTACH] Valve cover one off[ATTACH]
I soaked, and tried on a hot engine like they recommend. It’s a terrible design! I thought about taking it somewhere to have it done but glad I...
Last Friday I started nice, slow and easy front plug on passenger side. [ATTACH] Gentle, gentle snap crackle pop!! Twisted her right off!!!! Son...
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Here’s the low down......I’ve got a 2006 F-250 with the 5.4 v-8 3valve engine. I bought it a few years ago with around 40,000 on it and just...
Hmmm early shoulder season is usually uglies, questionable wood and then the lesser btu varieties. Then spring shoulder season is usually just...