been about 13yrs since I did this job on a 5.0 and prev have only done it 2 times using a haynes. Any tips as to what I should do while I'm there? thanks fellas
should be fairly easy.....f150 manifold bolts can suck but thats hsould be the worst of it....and if your short like me at 5'6 your knees will take a toll being on the radiator support for 4 hours
Cover the lifter valley and cylinders with rags while you clean the deck surface . Don"t let any debree or parts fall into the engine !! ..LOL !! Make sure all surfaces are real clean before they go back together ... I use break clean and an air hose . Also make sure the factory head bolts are not TTY type bolts . You will have to buy new ones if they are . Mark and tag anything that you won't remember where it goes . Always use a torque wrench ... and double .. triple check everything as you go . That way you only have to do it once !! Good Luck !!
Great thanks guys, been while. byt the way what do you mean when you say "factory head bolts are not TTY? i uually use a dye on all the old bolts and retap the female counterpart, is this what you mean?
what Scotty is saying is stock ford head bolts stretch the 1st time u torque them. they are basicly use em once and throw em away, u can get a set of arp head bolts for like 40-50$ bucks and u can reuse them forever,comes with a nice little packet of assmebly lube too. but ya definalty run a tap through the block where all the head bolts go itll save u trouble during assembly and if the wholes are clean u know your gettin a good torque reading. Also put a little bit of oil underneath the head of the bolt so when your torquing it, it doesnt bind against the head. Also where ever u see a head bolt going into a waterjacket, such as all the lower ones (shorter bolts) use sum thread sealant on those bolts, the last thing u want is coolan seeping through
-- Edited by Big Frank at 11:26, 2008-08-26
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SOunds good fellas. I will go and get some arp bolts then. I d also use rags and compressed air and a vacum as well. I'm hoping my stock heads are ok, I'll find out when I get them off.
