Recent content by CursedH1

Just a quick update. The engine is back up and running. Everything on the truck is getting buttoned up and finished after not being able to work on it all week due to plowing duties. After checking the timing today - the hood and brush guard should go back on later today. My guy is going to...

Parts just aren't what they used to be. The brand new oil cooler I ordered for the rebuild was unboxed and - found to be defective. Looks like someone messed up the pipe weld/solder, then slathered it with JB Weld and send it to paint. Thankfully the vendor, Macmotors, is replacing it.

Like I mentioned earlier, and you can see in the pics - the material around the dowel is thickened a little. But my builder said that he thinks the DSG gears have a thicker bracket - he did say its been a long time since he's put eyes on them though. I agree that there's plenty of space for...

These crappy calipers don't get that precise. Sorry!

They are thicker around the gear holes but the main material is:

Sure thing. Tough to get the camera to focus but I did my best.

Went down and dropped off the "P400 DS4" injection pump and picked up the timekeeper idlers. Took some closer pictures for the experts' opinion. My guy (well, his Dad, its a father-son build team) says that he doesn't think the failure was due to installation. He thinks the part just failed...

Ready to go back in (once I deliver the injection pump... which got delivered to my house instead of the garage).

Heads (with studs) are on.

They're not building racing 6.5's. They're racing SxS. Both he and his daughter. She's the better driver hilariously - consistently shaming the guys and leaving them in her dust. I think the hard part about calling him is that I'm not having him fix it. Its mostly because - well, he takes...

I hope not. But its nice to see a vote of confidence. Appreciate that!

In the end, I got some simple, easy to follow instructions from Will and passed them along to my guy who is comfortable doing the studs, and they are now as I type this curing in their loctite bath in the block over the New Year's holiday. My engine never has had a problem with heat (except...

Oil has been religiously changed at 3k or less. Usually less.

This was the only HS roller that had any kind of wear marking whatsoever. It's not flat and spins freely - just like all of the rest of the rollers. These have about 20k on them. Going to go ahead and put these back in.

Just to update on the build - the bearings were fine. Some minor wear but nothing that is out of the ordinary from a healthy engine. Lifters arrive today. Head studs are being installed. Bottom end is all buttoned up (Thank you @Twisted Steel Performance for the torque specs!!!). Need to...