Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Engine is out.

[moparguy]

Just a FYI report on the 98, dusted ring, project truck. Little Bro and I got the engine out today. First time I've ever pulled a engine without removing the hood first. Last night I welded up a lift bar with a hook on one end and a loop on the other. Worked OK with my little 1 ton porta-crane, I used the lift points on the head. However on the install, I'll utilize the front lift eye, and a couple of 12mm bolts (not head bolts) and hook up about #3 or 4 cylinder for the rear attachment point. We almost had a serious issue with clearance at the rear due to the lift bar hitting the cowl above #6.



No big deal pulling the engine without removing the trans first. I did find that the torque converter only had 4 bolts to the flex plate, should have had 6.



The transmission had a Mopar Parts sticker on it with a build date of; 336 02.



What's up with that date, anyone know?



This afternoon I pressure washed everything, welded up a set of legs for the engine and bolted them on. Tomorrow I drop the pan, pull the head and see what I've got to work with.



One last kinda funny. I've got a little tractor, a 50hp Massy Ferguson 253. When I hooked the engine up to the end of a long boom pole to carry it outside for cleaning, the front wheels of the Massy started clearing the floor.



I had to re-hook to the center of the boom in order to keep the frontend down.



RR

 

[moparguy]

Got the head off the project truck and the cylinders look ok, no scratches or grooves in the cyl. walls, however all the factory hone marks are gone. I was hoping the dusting from a bad airfilter had only taken out the rings.



I'll pull the pistons the afternoon and see if I can comeup with a inside dia. mike to check bore dia. and taper (may have to resort to feeler gauge to check piston to cylinder wall clearance).



Question to the group, how much wear is to much for a hone/ring job. Remember, not trying to build a ProStock engine, just a farm rig.



Thanks, RR

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

I would be curious to know how much taper is OK before rebore is required. I am thinking about redoing the engine in my '96. The hone marks are fairly well worn away on Cyl #6 last time the head was off at 386k.



Vaughn

 

[Bill Lins]

Moparguy asked: "The transmission had a Mopar Parts sticker on it with a build date of; 336 02. "



Could it mean the three hundred thirty-sixth day of 2002?