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#8 piston removal....... Allright gents, now what? Got the head off finally---(note for you others here, the aluminum A/C bracket has THREE bolts going thru it and into the front of the head. They need to come out before you even THINK of prying up the head. There, you've all been warned.) Anyways, here's some pics of the cylinder ...

Allright gents, now what? Got the head off finally---(note for you others here, the aluminum A/C bracket has THREE bolts going thru it and into the front of the head. They need to come out before you even THINK of prying up the head. There, you've all been warned.) Anyways, here's some pics of the cylinder wall. It's fugly to say the least. So my plan is to use the cherry picker to ...

Quote: Originally Posted by RickyB (note for you others here, the aluminum A/C bracket has THREE bolts going thru it and into the front of the head. They need to come out before you even THINK of prying up the head. There, you've all been warned....

Quote: Originally Posted by RickyB (note for you others here, the aluminum A/C bracket has THREE bolts going thru it and into the front of the head. They need to come out before you even THINK of prying up the head. There, you've all been warned....

After verifying that this piston is loose in it's bore i disco'd the two conn rod bearings and........................pushed the rod and piston out the top. By hand. Lower ring rotates freely in groove, middle ring springs in 'n out at all points butonly one half of the upper ring springs out of it's groove...while the other half seems stuck and compressed in the groove. One more Pacifico then ...

You're putting in a new piston too, right?

How did we come to the conclusion that number 8 was bad, before you tore it a part? Might be worth mentioning. __________________ -Steve My SAS Build http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6 9270 3" Exhaust http://www.4x4preservation.com/forum...read.php?t= 201 My Super Motors http://www.supermotors.net/15991 ...

How did we come to the conclusion that number 8 was bad, before you tore it a part? Might be worth mentioning.

Quote: Originally Posted by bossind How did we come to the conclusion that number 8 was bad, before you tore it a part? Might be worth mentioning. Ain't that the cylinder that our PCV dumps the cumulative oils back into to re-burn, on our intake runners ? Sixlitre p.s./ You got more guts than...

Quote: Originally Posted by bossind How did we come to the conclusion that number 8 was bad, before you tore it a part? Might be worth mentioning. Ain't that the cylinder that our PCV dumps the cumulative oils back into to re-burn, on our intake runners ? Sixlitre p.s./ You got more guts...