My 88 Shortbed build

[VCaddy]

Oil and gunk must be a helluva rust preventative, that truck looks new. Don't see too many reg cab short beds around here, cool truck.

 

[twomanymontes]

Looks like a decent starter for $500. good luck on a new motor and you get it rocking again soon

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Hosed down the engine with degreaser.
It was super nasty

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My son, Jared and I attacked the frame and engine compartment with Rustoleum rattle cans. Looks a world better.

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[mybigwarwagon]

The other engine.

Did a compression and leak down test. Showed blow-by from cyl 3 to 5. I figured it was a blown head gasket - worst case scenario is a cracked head and I have 2 more sets. SO we (my son Jared and I) pulled it down. Here he was using a box for the pushrods

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Decided to make something reusable

Took an old drawer and drilled holes in it. Covered the other side in a old metal sign. Everything is numbered. Super easy.

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He was pretty proud.

This is the first engine he has ever had apart.

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[mybigwarwagon]

Just like the leakdown test showed head gasket was blown between cyls 3 and 5.

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Jared spent all day with the die grinder and scotchbrite wheels and got it all cleaned up.

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[mybigwarwagon]

Forgot to update this.


Thursday the machine shop called and said the heads were cracked. NO problem I had another set in the shop. Had to dig them out and send them off.

Forecast is calling for monsoon weather so I figured I needed a dry place to work. The carport is full of tractor stuff so no working there.

Saw an ad on CL for a portable building. Got it up just in time on Sunday. It has rained ever since.

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Last night I spent some quality time on Rock Auto ordering parts to put things back together.

 

[BigKahuna]

How well does that building work? Dry inside? Do the sides zip all together? Could you pain in one without dust killing the paint?

 

[mybigwarwagon]

It kept everything dry in the monster rain we had yesterday. I have heard of a lot of people using them for paint booths. One word of advice if you get one - download the instructions off of harbor freights website and read them word for word. I had an old set of instructions that were wrong. I screwed up the assembly. The online instructions are revised.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Got the heads back today. Purty

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[PolarBear]

The honey bear posts again!

Looks like a fun project! Good job at getting your son on the job!!