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another thing to think of.....I don't know if you've ever seen the lines that run from the injector pod to the intake runners inside that upper manifold before, but they are little black plastic lines that become somewhat brittle over time. I'd be very careful transferring those over.
I transfer them over today. I cleaned them up and they are in good shape, but I see what you mean.
Looks at the back ports :eek:
I got it all back together, but I now have a nasty tick. Hopefully can diagnose it tomorrow. It took me all day to get it back together.
new chevys are harder to work on than a damn honda
what'd you do about those corroded water passages?
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Maybe you gotta leaky intake gasket, mine and fred's both started ticking when the gasket was letting coolant in the oil
what's this tick sound like?
You guys have got me freaked out on that damn intake gasket. I wish I would have done it when I did my water pump...I'll have to get around to it as soon as the ugly truck's legal.
what about the piston slap your truck did jerry?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snatch Adams
does it still happen when its warmed up?
I cleaned it all out pretty well before installing the new intake. I cut an inch or so out of a smaller coolant hose and put in a T-fitting. THen I hooked up a water hose to it and used special radiator cap thing with a hose coming out of it to flush out all the bad crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
It runs cooler now, power is still great, and the tick is gone, but it starts up slower now. Weird.
Forgot to answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
Apparently the lower intake gasket(silicone on the front/back) are very common problems with these 5.7s. I looked at my records, and mine was fixed at like 35k under warranty, as well as teh water pump.
I changed the oil again, and noticed light brown for the first second or so of draining, then darker gold. So I suppose, it still had a little in it. Stills runs good. Starts better once I tightned up the loose positive cable.
so what's the tick sound like?
I hate side-terminal batteries...I drilled my cables out and bolted them to some top-terminal clamps