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I've been running this one for a dozen years. 4le80 transmissions had porous cases. I've got a spare one but I would need to have my transmission guy swap the innards into it which is basically same labor as rebuild.

Okay, thanks again. The manual only says they used different push rods, not when and where. These engines have been around so long that I find myself robbing an engine made up of multiple other engines to piece together a different engine made of multiple other engines.

I dont know what to say. I had mine for 8 years, and ran up and down I-85 a bunch with mine . But mine was diesel with the aisin 4spd auto trans. Too bad... I think they are great trucks... I didnt know about the bell housing issue..

Yup just had the trans rebuilt about 10k miles ago.

nice to see you again JoeH....

You need 2 caps, one for each intake boot of the CAC. Not sure if that was clear from my description.

Home depot sells plastic pipe caps i think 4" size should fit in the intake boot on each side of the CAC. Drill one and mount a tire valve stem. Put one cap in each boot, hook an air hose up to the valve stem. If its leaking youll hear it right away. You should be making 30-35 psi boost. Any black smoke at all tells me you arent getting enough air.

Ouch......

Npr tranny bell housing broke ( they are notorious for this). Started adding up everything it needs. New tranny case, intake gasket leaking coolant, front springs needed, rear brakes coming up, getting rust jacking at crossmembers. I think it's time for a remount on newer chassis. I think I'm going for a uhaul E450 cab and chassis. They sell them really cheap and since I'm really cheap it looks like a good match.

Today's update. I took a. 1/2 day off to get material and work on trans mounts. I think they turned out nice. Just need to dress them up and get some paint on them. Be nice to get transmission off a jack stand. Just something scratched off the long list........

Thanks anyway. I'll use Geoffs chart and come up with something. Like I mentioned, I went through this with the 237 downpipe but I used a firetruck VIN. I have another VIN to ask at dealership and see if they have something different or bring me the same clamp.

For some reason my memory of 12 spring loaded pushrods is poor. I remember 12 rigid, and 6 of each. Spring loaded only on the exhaust. Its sad that I am unsure, as many of these as Ive done.

That should help him!👍. terry

Thanks Joey Mack. My 1999 built engine has all spring loaded push rods, intake and exhaust. Is that normal, or should they only be on the exhaust? I'll check the camshaft. It is a new PAI part and supposed to be for this e tech, engine, but so were the heads.

yes to using the pinless intake bridges. and spring loaded pushrods came out around 2001/2001 with the CCRS engine series. there is a back-cut on the exhaust lobes and the spring loaded rods helped keep the lifter on the cam, or so they say. Look at your cam part number and compare it to a CCRS engine.

thats just wierd,,,,i know my little guys can hear a pin drop a mile away,,bob

Hello all, my seemingly endless e tech project has hit another snag and I could sure use some input on this problem. I ordered new heads from ATL diesel, FedEx damaged one and over 4 weeks later I finally got a replacement. I bolted them on and realized the heads are from a newer engine with pinless intake yokes. I have a parts engine with pinless yokes that I could steal and install today, or the heads are drilled for pins which I could order and install whenever they arrive. My question is, is there any problem mixing these yokes from two different engines? Also, the parts motor has an engine brake but standard, not spring loaded, push rods. Is that normal?

I just lost a suit block feeder I'm figuring a bear ripped the limb off the tree never found the feeder and the four dogs never made a peep but if a leaf in the tree moves it is a contest who can bark the loudest and the longest go figure

I wonder if this will help? It shows different width V bands sections for different sized bands. Eaton marman clamps It shows as narrow as .192" width.

Zina looked out the window yesterday morning and saw 2 bird feeders pulled down, poles bent, bird seed gone. Either I've been feeding the birds too much and they're stronger than I thought or a bear must have gotten them. We have outdoor cameras, and dogs who jump up barking and go racing out the back door at the slightest noise, but they never said anything and the cameras never saw anything. I put them back up yesterday, just stood one back up and I broke the other one the rest of the way off and put a piece of re-bar in it. I haven't refilled them yet though.

Ok that’s just wierd