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Preparing to get an LDS ready for the swap - progress report and questions
I have an ailing LDT in my truck that I suspect of having two "holy" pistons and will be swapped out for a later rebuild project.
I just brought home a takeout LDS-465-1A, overhauled by Continental. I am ready to switch it over for 2.5 ton configuration and I will put a new clutch kit and rear main seal on while I am at it.
Head gasket appears to be the old style (it has two weeping tabs that stick out and is otherwise flush with the outside of the head). The head gasket is dry all around, with the exception of one spot at a rear corner where there is a small amount of dried up leakage down the block. It does not look excessive.
I also need to replace the short coolant hoses...and here it goes:
- turbo is already off
- intake manifold has to come off to do the coolant hoses
- I will remove the injectors for cleaning and balancing and replace the fuel return hoses
- I will take the rocker covers off to set the valve clearances and remove the flame heater assembly.
I am basically an exhaust manifold removal away from tearing the heads off and doing a head gasket.
The question is...should I? Murphy says, if it ain't broke, don't fix it and many say that if you have a good runner, leave it alone. On the other hand, I would be mightily bummed out if the head gasket started leaking a month after I buttoned everything up inside the truck... $$$ are adding up fast, though.
Opinions?
I have an ailing LDT in my truck that I suspect of having two "holy" pistons and will be swapped out for a later rebuild project.
I just brought home a takeout LDS-465-1A, overhauled by Continental. I am ready to switch it over for 2.5 ton configuration and I will put a new clutch kit and rear main seal on while I am at it.
Head gasket appears to be the old style (it has two weeping tabs that stick out and is otherwise flush with the outside of the head). The head gasket is dry all around, with the exception of one spot at a rear corner where there is a small amount of dried up leakage down the block. It does not look excessive.
I also need to replace the short coolant hoses...and here it goes:
- turbo is already off
- intake manifold has to come off to do the coolant hoses
- I will remove the injectors for cleaning and balancing and replace the fuel return hoses
- I will take the rocker covers off to set the valve clearances and remove the flame heater assembly.
I am basically an exhaust manifold removal away from tearing the heads off and doing a head gasket.
The question is...should I? Murphy says, if it ain't broke, don't fix it and many say that if you have a good runner, leave it alone. On the other hand, I would be mightily bummed out if the head gasket started leaking a month after I buttoned everything up inside the truck... $$$ are adding up fast, though.
Opinions?
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