V8 Swap - Page 2

Blazer SS · 02-10-2006, 07:17 AM

Sorry to hear about your problems. I hope they all work out soon. This may sound stupid, but how many engine grounds are you using? From your description it sounds like a intake gasket was put on wrong blocking a few coolant passage's. Please pull your valve covers and start your engine if you can, and make sure that you have oil flowing from every rocker assembly , If not please think about pulling your engine apart. You are to close to enjoying your project to have something more catostrophic happen.

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-10-2006, 10:36 AM

I wouldn't think the gasket be on wrong. He put another one in after the one i put in. Im sure the oil is getting to the rockers because he adjusted the valves and what not hot.I hope not. 2 ignition wires bam. I could roast hot dogs in that engine bay. I definately need a way to control heat under their. Well we noticed that it sent alot of coolant into the reserve tank and the radiator would not let that come back into it. Lol i dont know. I got to enjoy for 20 or so minutes. Once i find out what i can put on wires so they dont burn<non ignition ones> i am going to go over every wirein that damn compartment.

Blazer SS · 02-10-2006, 11:19 AM

Go to summit. they have all types of heat resistant wire looms and tapes. I have to use these on my Blazer. They also have spark plug wire covers.

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-11-2006, 12:05 AM

Well i picked up on ebay another set of dividers these should work better. They go into the valve covers at the bolts and have like little hands that come off of them. It should keep the wires off the manifolds alot more. Also plan on going the route of heat shield or the exhaust/header wrap i saw on Jegs for 20 i think Summit had some. Thats good to 2000 degrees F. Picked up my new rad at the jyd. It is pretty new there are still tags on it from the place that sold it and it is the heavy duty one. It has an oil and trans cooler. All i got left to get our the wires. He needs these first so that he can determine any engine damage. He doesn't think so nor do i but we rather be safe.

Anybody got ideas on why rad blew? Im thinking 2 things. One age.It is the original and has 170000 almost miles. Two maybe pocket of air,we heard it gurgle then blew.I don't know. Im off to plant my money tree because i have insurance due Tuesday and parts yet to buy for this.GRRR

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-17-2006, 09:54 AM

Boys and Girls lol round 2 gets underway around 3 this afternoon lol.

Got them new wire separators down there, new rad has been installed and right now wires are attached to the firewall till these separators go in.

Ok we kinda narrowed it down to the thermostat. He said either get a new one and drill holes in it or just run with out. Now i am pretty sure you can not run with out a thermostat due to the fact the computer might not understand some things.

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-20-2006, 08:05 PM

Ok FRICKING UPDATE

Truck is back ran like shit.So i go looking and find a plug wire on number 7 cylinder off, so i wait an hour because i got massively hot exhaust and put it back on. I go for a spin and if any of you guys watch WWE they have this video that starts out with the power is back well the balls are back. So im going through this town and it started to idle real rough. So when i get to Advance i see that the wire is off again and i burned myself with 1200 degrees of exhaust heat when i got to close. Well i shoved the wire on and leave and it was good for awhile but then i noticed that it was doing it again so i stop and see that the boot is on but the wire separated from the boot. I got extra wires here so im gonna put one tomorrow morning.

Anybody know how I can keep the wire on the plug?

Also mechanic did not put any power steering fluid in it so that fixed that problem.

Anybody got speednuts for a first gen heater controls? You know the ones inside. I need some ASAP and they dont have any around here big enough.

Currently i am burning the anti freeze off the motor that got spewed everywhere because mechanic no clean it up.

Plug wires are zip tied away.

Cooling is awesome i dont go above 150 -175 that is awesome.

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-21-2006, 03:00 PM

Well got bad news. Today this loud ol sound started up and my friends and i thought pulley cuz the one was bouncing around something fierce and it didnt overheat. Well i pull into mechanic and i had perfect timing in the sense that the overflow spewed and now mechanic thinks that oil mixed in with coolant a little and that the loud noise is now a bearing. I am at the end of my road and do not know what to do. Friday im going to take it over to this other mechanic have him look at it, if he says bearing then the piece is getting parted out.

Blazer SS · 02-21-2006, 08:36 PM

I know it looks Bad, Step back and take a break. Realy think about pulling the engine and doing a total rebuild, Buy a gasket set and a good torque wrench and take your time. The prize is right there in front of you, think of the power that you will have once all of the bugs have been worked out. I was just wondering, did you do a rebuild of the engine before you put it in? Believe it or not you can rebuild an engine in less than a day. Don't give up! I am looking forward to racing you one day.

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-21-2006, 09:44 PM

Yeh the top end got rebuilt. Passenger side head and gasket intake manifold gasket new rockers pushrods rear main set oil pump oil pan gasket oil cooler hose adapters and gaskets. Only thing not changed was drivers side head and i had proof that was replaced prior.

Right now im trying to find out if it possibly was the crank pulley. Ok he kept the 4.3 one on their and i dont know why he didnt go to the 5.7 one for the balancer. When this other mechanic looks at it im going to ask him because this guy is pretty sure its bearing.

Rmbodie · 02-22-2006, 03:23 AM

Hard to put a lid on that can of worms . I hope it is one of your assecceries and not the crank . Rob

Rmbodie · 02-22-2006, 03:29 AM

Maybe one day you can get it to a point where you have to work on it every 200 miles like I do instead of every day . With all that new equipment . The only way you could have spun a bearing is if you had no oil or alot of water in it . Or it was not torqued down right . Who did the assembly , Get a warranty? Rob

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-22-2006, 10:29 AM

Well see we didnt touch bottom end. For top end we followed the book to the T. So thats why im hoping pulleys because i didnt touch none of that.

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-22-2006, 10:13 PM

Well its the bearings and it had to take something else too cuz the coolant is brownish now. So im out 3k and tommorow i begin to part out the beast. For 2 years we had the best and worst of times. Now she ceases to live and has gone to the General Upstairs. Im sending her far away so in my jyd visits i dont have to see her. RIP BLUE BEAST

Rmbodie · 02-23-2006, 06:21 AM

OH NOOOOOOO !!!!! SHE'S dead . Heart transplant and then a heart attack . But what about the 4.3 you pulled out of it . Did you sell it already ? Rob

s10blazerman4x4 · 02-23-2006, 08:54 AM

That was junk too. That blew the rear main and would need alot of head work. Im still in morning. I might have to go sleep in it tonite.

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