Have had four trucks over 215k, none needed a fuel pump.

 

I would make them do it or refund your money, who was the shop? Consider Sportscar workshop in Richmond area going forward. ROAV sponsors.

 

Yeah that’s what I was thinking, thanks for the backup. The owner is a good guy so I’m hoping he’ll take care of it. I’m up in Northern VA, I’ve heard good things about Sportscar workshop and would try them out if I was closer.

Too bad I left early, I hoping to meet you Extinct! Could have shown you the nice new see through plug on my transfer case you made showing how low the fluid was in it lol. Next time!

 

Just wanted to throw a follow up to this thread - the indy shop did the right thing by dropping and resealing the tcase again at no cost to me. They blamed the paper gaskets from AB, said they would no longer be using those in the future and used RTV on everything instead the second time around. It's been almost 9 months and another couple thousand miles, and the tcase does seep but not bad. No active drips, it just looks like it's seeping from either the mainshaft oil seal or the front output RTV seal wasnt perfect. I just keep my eye on the level at this point.

Regarding XRAD's request for a writeup on the AB long block experience, I'll probably due a separate thread on that but the update summary is that it has been solid so far after 3K miles. I've had no issues with the block itself, it runs and sounds great. No misfires or codes relating to engine.
The only two issues I've experienced with the truck since the swap is a very very mild "rumble" at idle (every few seconds you feel a mild rumble through the seat) but this existed before the engine swap so it's either normal or something else - I suspect the IACV may be dirty inside so I plan on removing and cleaning. The other issue is cooling and it's really not bad at all but I'm hyper aware of overheating due to the investment of the new engine. For example it was 75 degrees out yesterday as I drove home in traffic through Tysons Corner for 45 minutes, it got up to 196. No spikes or anything weird, the ultragauge clearly shows the thermostat opening and closing for a while and then it stays open after a certain point and temps just creep up slowly from there. I know I know, 196 is not overheating but anything close to 200 gives me anxiety. I've got Extinct's inline therm mod on there with 180 degree stat, hoses are new, new borg warner fan and clutch, the radiator looks pretty clean/new (previous owner told me they replaced it roughly 2-3 years ago), and coolant is less than a year old and is the prestone all vehicle green. I suspect the radiator is clogged or cheap and just isnt working as good as it should per Extinct's writeup.

Just did an oil change and sent the oil away for testing so I'll post the AB long block writeup once I get that back. Interested to see the initial results and the change over time on subsequent oil changes. I imagine the first I'll try to post all results as I do oil changes on the new thread.

 

Usually it is the center shaft o-ring that weeps, it woudl have been easy to do while it was out but its a bitch now and not worth another pull.