Posted by NCWayne on January 29, 2010 at 21:45:06 from (173.188.168.35):
With things so slow in the construction equipment side of things I"m finding myself having to branch out into new territory to find work. So, I"ve got a "98 Ford F150 with the 4.6L Triton engine in the shop. I"ve already ran into the whole "special tool" mess and had to fabricate an adapter to do a compression check on this engine since no one in town had an adapter in stock or wanted to sell me a complete $200 set. For any that have never seen one the plugs are set about 4 or 5 inches down in a hole so they are a PITA to get out to start with. Then you can"t do a compression check without a long adapter. Turns out several antifowl risers brazed together with the hexes machined off, and the correct adapter for my test setup brazed on work great. Anyway got the compression tested and this thing has a dead cylinder.
The guy relies on the truck for his business so he wants to change the engine out. I told him I would do it but it might take me awhile. That said I am trying to figure out where the pick points are on this engine. I can tell right off it"s going to require the removal of the hood, radiator, and possibly the A/C coil, and the rest I"ll figure out as I go but it doesn"t look too bad. The only thing I can not figure is the pick points. I know on the old engines it was usually no problem to hook to opposing corners on the heads, or on some onto the intake manifold. This engine is different than anything I"ve encountered when it comes to pulling it so I"l researching all I can to see what needs to be done. I do plan to at least check on a Chiltons or Hanes manual but I"m not holding my breath for either one.
I"ve got several days, starting Monday, until the replacement engine gets here so I"m not being rushed thankfully. Even so I"d like to go ahead and get started getting the old one out because I figure there will be problems with things like exhaust bolts, missed brackets or harnesses, etc before it"s all over. So, any help or sites to find help would be greatly appreciated....Thanks........
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