What's on your bench?

[mettee]

Deciding whether I wanted to start it or not. 8 hours to remove everything, 6 hours after getting parts to put on pump, set timing and put on cover, then another 7 hours to put everything back on, put in oil with new filter, work air out of cooling system, recharge a/c and a much of other crap. Bet you heard it more than once, why does it cost so much, just changing a water pump. I would step back and say use my tools and have at it.

Yeah it takes a long time. That's an under statement.

It's well over a 2000 dollar job. I didn't trust most techs to take the careful time to do it.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Deciding whether I wanted to start it or not. 8 hours to remove everything, 6 hours after getting parts to put on pump, set timing and put on cover, then another 7 hours to put everything back on, put in oil with new filter, work air out of cooling system, recharge a/c and a much of other crap. Bet you heard it more than once, why does it cost so much, just changing a water pump. I would step back and say use my tools and have at it.

I would have immediately sold that engineering abortion directly after I fixed it.
Thats exactly what I did with our Mazda, and went ti the Cadillac with the 3.6 motor.
It really pizzs me off when they convolute a motor beyond normal repair! There's no "good" reason for that to be so difficult of a repair.

 

[stretch5881]

Deciding whether I wanted to start it or not. 8 hours to remove everything, 6 hours after getting parts to put on pump, set timing and put on cover, then another 7 hours to put everything back on, put in oil with new filter, work air out of cooling system, recharge a/c and a much of other crap. Bet you heard it more than once, why does it cost so much, just changing a water pump. I would step back and say use my tools and have at it.

Don't feel bad. It took 3 full weekends, for me and a buddy, to change head gaskets on his Cadillac Northstar engine. Both of us experienced and had all the right tools. Shops wanted 4500.00 to 5000.00. Parts were around 700.00. Many unfriendly words were aimed at engineers.

 

[Partner]

do you know why the timing belt was put in the engine?

 

[av8or3]

Working on getting this Pioneer 620 running. Serious fuel tank contamination, but I think I’ve got it licked.
Then it will be on to the magneto to get some spark.

 

[Duce]

do you know why the timing belt was put in the engine?

If you are asking me, it is driven by timing chain. I marked it with wife's nail polish and still a pia for me, but finally got it.

 

[av8or3]

Drying out the tank after a Zep Marado soap clean out. The stuff will attack aluminum and boil off junk that is stuck to the surface. It wasn’t totally successful but I think it will do. Just looks funny standing (almost) on its head. Lol

 

[Partner]

I asked generally ☺

 

[av8or3]

Well, I found it’s spark last night and I’ve got the fuel system squared away, so it should run. I’ll know as soon as the sun comes up.

 

[av8or3]

Not a bad looking saw actually.
I think it cost me $75. Lot of bang for the buck!
And it runs! Just came back in. Runs good as a matter of fact. Needs a stronger return spring on the throttle but I think I can manage that. I love it when a plan works.

 

[bulletpruf]

On my bench? A 1987 crew cab diesel dually that I'm converting to 4x4. Just installed the Dana 60.

 

[gurwald]

Did some grinding on a clone 660.


Cut .020 from the squish and the base.
The intake was superlow so I epoxied it.
Raised the uppers and hogged out the tunnels a bit, only widened the exhaust.

Ended up at 97, 117, 83. And .014 squish .
Not fun pulling over no decomp on it.

 

[whitesnake]

Don't feel bad. It took 3 full weekends, for me and a buddy, to change head gaskets on his Cadillac Northstar engine. Both of us experienced and had all the right tools. Shops wanted 4500.00 to 5000.00. Parts were around 700.00. Many unfriendly words were aimed at engineers.

Ugh northstars are the devil! Been thru plenty of those in my day. Got to the point I wouldn’t even bid on a caddy at the auction anymore no matter what the miles where. When they’re good they’re great. When they’re bad…they’re BAD.

 

[sledneck22]

Finally buttoned up two saws full rebuild on the 044 12mm crank with ks slant fin and top end on the 7910 with cleaned up lowers, widened exhaust and muffler mod.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Yeah it takes a long time. That's an under statement.

It's well over a 2000 dollar job. I didn't trust most techs to take the careful time to do it.

Oh yeah, Just had my cousin do the timing belt and water pump on my 4.7 Tundra. I bought all the parts to include a new radiator, hoses, stat and new serp belt. He charged me 8 hours labor, It was the original timing belt from 2004.

 

[whitesnake]

Oh yeah, Just had my cousin do the timing belt and water pump on my 4.7 Tundra. I bought all the parts to include a new radiator, hoses, stat and new serp belt. He charged me 8 hours labor, It was the original timing belt from 2004.

Those are great engines. Run forever if maintained.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Those are great engines. Run forever if maintained.

Yup, that’s why I was specifically looking for a first gen tundra. It’s an 05 with 116k on it!

 

[Woodslasher]

Fixed my dad's blower, it stalled on him and refused to stay running so I decided to give it a tune-up while I fixed it. New plug, new filter, new carb kit, new fuel line , and a new set of a/v springs. The problem was caused by a split in the old fuel line right below the grommet. The springs were my idea after I saw how the one was a bit tweaked, and boy did the new guys make it a lot easier to run. The vibes are now way less severe than they were.

 

[farminkarman]

A little before & after on a 395 I am working on. That carbon buildup was compliments of Stihl Ultra…piston looked about the same.

 

[Gullet]

Mossberg 12 ga extended tube pistol grip needs a good cleaning.