@Sixpack577 I have them in my master list but missed copying them, I wish short and long blocks were cheaper. If the block is cracked I have a good month of work to do, but so far all of the worse case "only" works out to 2400.00 Cdn before shipping.

There is a rebuilt 4.2 RRC short block available close by but I do not have a price yet, I have no issue going down to 4.0 assuming the ECU will work.

 

Have you considered putting your 4.6 crank and rods in a 4.0 block?
Or better yet, a P38 engine?
That is assuming you need a block.

 

I did freeze plugs too.
I'm not saying you need to, but it gave me peace of mind, especially if you do a full rebuild.
They're about $12 U.S
You should be able to rent a tool, and they are very easy to do.

 

@Sixpack577 yup can not find just a 4.0 block, but the one that is close by has been tested and rebuild to a short - so yes I could swap my crank and pistons over.

 

Damm the rebuilt RRC block is gone, ah well still hoping HG's only

Coil packs any brand will do or is there a specific one to use

 

Richard,

I bought a set of coil packs for my Turner engine rebuild. They were sold by one of the vendors here on Ebay and came with the Britpart label. I was getting immediate misfiring from the new coil packs. We went back to my old factory coil packs. No issues for the past year.

I ended up doing the coil relocation since the engine was out.

 

Thanks @acg , I have learned, from this and other fourms, that Britpart parts can be very bad so I tend to avoid them. Now that the rain has stopped and the snow not has started I can finally get the Combustion test done.

But unless I have a very weird cooling system issue, this is a head gasket just starting to fail or the block cracked for something to do without overheat.

 

Unfortunately, the Ebay page did not specify it was a Britpart on their selling page. It was around $50+ which I thought would be a good saving. This experience reinforced my belief to stay away from Britpart.

 

Just an update got the garage cleaned up the snow off the Disco ready to start pulling stuff tomorrow afternoon then this happened :


-3 C and dropping fast kind of fuzzy my camera as does not like the cold
and dark.

 

A few more questions

Thread chasers sizes = head bolts and exhaust bolts ?

And because I have not done it before - serpentine belt before alternator removal or as part of the alternator removal