It lives

[SAndreasen]

This has been the most miserable sob pos project I have ever been involved with in my life but it runs really nice so hopefully I got it right been about 15 years since I did an engine .

 

[Timd32]

Very cool, good progress and perseverance on this one.

 

[bcbender]

nothing feels better than completing the job...especially the ones that really test you!

 

[SAndreasen]

I’ve thought about sending the whole thing to scrap about 50 times . Going to rebuild the other one I have next either sell it or keep for a future repower project. Definitely find a better machine shop this next time .

 

[Joe Mc]

Come on now man!!! Share a video of it coming to life. Glad it worked out for you. Been years, myself, since I did an engine.

 

[BigPapa]

We had just replaced a head on a 6.0 Ford at the shop where I was working. The tech was ready to fire it up for the first time. We were standing around the truck, I was leaning on the fender, tech was on a stool at the front. Fellow in the cab fired it up and I started tapping my wedding ring on the fender. The tech yelled to shut it off and commenced to furiously check things on the engine. He said to fire it up again and I started tapping. This time he left it running and moved over by me to listen and caught me. He chased me all around the shop....