Big ****** grin 392 swap

[Wild one]

done for today wired all back up trans is finished had to swap over 3 temp sensors manifold back on alternator and AC CompView attachment 549024View attachment 549025

If you wrap the headers,your underhood temps will be lower,and your knock sensors will love you.

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

If you wrap the headers,your underhood temps will be lower,and your knock sensors will love you.

yeah, I thought about it maybe later in the future

 

[Wild one]

yeah, I thought about it maybe later in the future

Better to wrap them when they're new,and while you can still get them off easily,before you bolt the truck back together.
Plus you'll never do them later,everybody says that,but it never happens

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

You happy I just ordered wrap now i have to take off 1 header

 

[Wild one]

You happy I just ordered wrap now i have to take off 1 header

If you've never worked with the stuff,it helps to soak it in water before using.It lays nicer wet,and isn't as itchy. I also use the odd stainless steel hose clamps in spots.

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

I ordered it with stainless zip ties. Yeah, I’ve done it before.

 

[Wild one]

I ordered it with stainless zip ties. Yeah, I’ve done it before.

I use them,but in some spots a big ole hose clamp works better aka collectors,lol

 

[DILLIGAF]

Oh FuKc Yeah buds !, Love it

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

she goes back together so much fast AC lines water lines radiator support also blow out all the coolant lines to get the old crap out and v6 efan in

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

just need to finish the exhaust and still waiting on start up tune but she’s pretty again

 

[Hardracer]

Nice write up!

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

so I finally picked up the new HP tuner today and also unmarried that Diablo sport so tomorrow is finish the exhaust up get whatever data I need for the Tuner and hopefully have a start up file by Monday

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

she’s ready to fire just waiting on that tune fingers crossed hopefully tomo exhaust is done had to order longer o2 extension than what i had . filled 3 gallons of coolant in can’t fill the rest till it’s on and charged the ac

 

[Wild one]

she’s ready to fire just waiting on that tune fingers crossed hopefully tomo exhaust is done had to order longer o2 extension than what i had . filled 3 gallons of coolant in can’t fill the rest till it’s on and charged the ac

See that pipe plug just above the pulley and off towards the drivers side from the thermostat,that's the bleed for the cooling system,pull it and fill till anti-freeze runs out the hole,and the system will be pretty close to being topped up

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

See that pipe plug just above the pulley and off towards the drivers side from the thermostat,that's the bleed for the cooling system,pull it and fill till anti-freeze runs out the hole,and the system will be pretty close to being topped up

thanks i’ll look

 

[Wild one]

thanks i’ll look

You can't miss it,it's the only Allen Wrench pipe plug in the top of the cover,all 5.7 covers have it

 

[Sherman Bird]

well she’s in did it with one header on i couldn’t do it with both trans was a beach to line up View attachment 548982View attachment 548983

I have that exact engine lifting fixture, among half a dozen others. It is the bee's knees when you have to tilt the engine during remove/install/line up the trans!

 

[Wild one]

thanks i’ll look

This is a cars cover,but the trucks have the same plug in pretty well the identical spot.See the green dot,just above it,is the pipe plug you remove to bleed the coolant system when you're topping it up,once coolant runs out the hole,you've pretty got all the air out of the engine.
This is only on the 5.7 cars and trucks,as i know the car 6.4's don't have the bleeder plug,so i'm not sure if the truck 6.4 has the plug or not.

 

[Kid's HEMI! !!]

yeah, thanks I still have the old engine sitting on the ground next to the truck so I looked at that one earlier

 

[Wild one]

yeah, thanks I still have the old engine sitting on the ground next to the truck so I looked at that one earlier

I can see it on your new engine in your pictures,