engine out.. now what?

[strokin_early_99]

If you are going to keep it with the standard bolt on stuff and low buck mods, skip the head gaskets and valve springs, not necessary.

If I had my engine out, I would replace the rear main. How a new seal increase the chances of a future leak sounds fishy to me, I will leave it at that.

[Dirk]

Originally Posted by strokin_early_99

If you are going to keep it with the standard bolt on stuff and low buck mods, skip the head gaskets and valve springs, not necessary.

If I had my engine out, I would replace the rear main. How a new seal increase the chances of a future leak sounds fishy to me, I will leave it at that.

reusing an old seal maybe.. but a new seal is just smart.

[illness]

taking the pan off before turning it upside-down makes sense.

not replacing the rear main seal doesn't make sense to me. i need to do some more research on that.......

i'm a mechanic by trade and am very familiar with diesels.... just not powerstrokes....this is my first one.

thanks guys keep it coming

[Dirk]

not replacing the rear seal doesn't make a lot of sense to many of us.

I would replace the up pipe donuts, rear seal, and install a regulated return while it's out. New injector o-rings and glow plugs wouldn't hurt either.

[SCUFFY828]

there arent any exhaust manifold gaskets on the heads , the gaskets on the y-pipe near the turbo are definitly easier to repair while engines out ,just make sure the silicone you get is made for the oil pan replacement , it is totally differet from any regular silicone , and comes in a caulking tube , i think the ford part number is yc-51, it is also dated , make sure its fresh or youll be doing it again, h and i would put the rar seal in , even though they dont leak that often , id put one in mine if the engine is out

[PwrStrokinDually]

I agree with Howard, you need to figure out what your plans and golas are with this motor first before deciding to dump extra money into the motor that is not needed. If you're going to do it right, do it right the first time and don't half-*** anything that will cost you more money and time in the future.

[alabamafrog]

Mine has exhaust manifold gaskets on the heads. Ford sells the right silicone which is grey and came in a standard rtv type squeeze tube and expensive but worth it.

[PwrStrokinDually]

Mine didn't come in a squeeze tube but a small tube for a caulking gun for about $12 a tube.

[SCUFFY828]

Originally Posted by alabamafrog

Mine has exhaust manifold gaskets on the heads. Ford sells the right silicone which is grey and came in a standard rtv type squeeze tube and expensive but worth it.

the ford squeeze tube silicone isnt the same thing as the caulking gun style which is only used for the oil pan on a diesel, it is good silicone but not made for oil pan application

[SCUFFY828]

Originally Posted by PwrStrokinDually

Mine didn't come in a squeeze tube but a small tube for a caulking gun for about $12 a tube.

you used the right stuff