So today, i got cracking on the 5.0
Got the cam set, new timing chain, finished the gasket surface prep, put the bolts on, torque them down, and just when i thought i was done, the LAST bolt stripped out the hole.
So now i have to figure out what i want to do, get another block and rotating assembly, or fin a way to fix this one.
I knew i should have waited to order a bunch of stuff untill tonight...rather than when i just got off of work
what hole stripped out? can you heli coil it?
What's cheaper/easier?
a heli coil is easy and strong. i would try that. and its only a like a buck for a box of coils and anyone doing that will probably already have a tap.
If its just a timing cover bolt definatally helicoil it, now if it was a head or main bearing bolt you should worry about finding a new block. although I have seen it done before:yuck:
i feel your pain... i do stuff like that all the time.
exatly, i wouldnt go changing the block unless its the head bolts. expecialy sence i just got rid of my extra 302s i had laying around i would have given you for free lol.
if it was one of the bolts that go through the timing cover to the block i feel your pain. on my stang i had the same problem last time i had the pump off. I ended up helicoiling it and it has held up to some 5000 launches and some extended 7000 rpm trots. just be careful and do it right. most helicoil kits come with the right tap so its hard to screw it up. its definently not worth another motor
its a headbolt...I was over there earlier today when he was getting it ready to be assembled when it happened :( ...for a headbolt id get a new block I wouldnt trust a helicoil as strong as they can be...
Yeah, it was a headbolt, bottom front corner.
I might end up seeing if i can grab an HO shortblock out of a lincoln at the junkyard, freshen it up and stuff it in there or something. I dont know yet.
I almost feel like giving up and taking a break for the time being.
That sucks.
I've seen a helicoil and threadlock hold in main studs before... dont recommend it though
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How the hell do you strip a head bolt?
That sucks dude, wish I could help you out.
If it was me, I would take a Mig welder, fill the hole with a weld. Drill it out and tap it. I used this trick once while doing the head gaskets on a 91 3.8 Tbird. It was at school and I did not know the owner, So god only knows if it actualy worked.
I went to torque it, and it just spun.
I might just try to find myself an explorer engine, stuff a trick flow cam, or even the gay ass alphabet cam, an aftermarket intake manifold, and all the other stuff i ordered, and it might work out well.
It's a sign from God to go to a 351W :evilgrin:
No 351 for me. Too much weight up in the front of the car. I actually enjoy turning, and i like to have some sort of a weight balance.
What, you mean you actually like that 70/30 weight distribution? :p
And with a 351, it would be 90/10, and id need some mega brakes.
If you feel that way about them why would you throw one in? I feel the same way about em. I used a trick flow cam. Check out that Crower 15511. A lot of people swear by it.
You can find em cheap.
If i were looking for power, id have this 5.0 in the machine shop, balanced, blueprinted, some aluminum heads, a custom ground cam, and all that. I just want to get a 5.0 in the car, something better than a stock 5.0, and play around for a while untill i can afford more. Having a car that can barely move under its own power sucks bad.
Sucks dude, better take a break.
The exploere cam more like the cam on 1993-1995 Cobras. I'd just get the Lincoln motor, freshen it up, and be ready for a mild turbo in the future. HO cams and turbos are such a nice combo...
I have all the HO components as it is, so i could do any combo i want
the reason for the explorer engine, is that itll have the GT40P heads, and the HO short block. Ill be able to more cam selection, and have better flowing heads...and i can get them for the same price at the junkyard
So its like "do i want to sleep with this hot girl, or do i want to sleep with this hot girl who can hold a conversation, and will make me breakfast in the morning?"
food is always good after sleep
can you just tap the hole one size bigger, same with the head? I dunno how well this would work, but just throwing it out there.
If i do that, id have to drill out the head also.
Decided not to waste my time putting all that into an SO with SO pistons. All the time it would take to heli coil, clean, and hope none of the other threads pull out, i could just as easily get the explorer engine, have better heads, better pistons, and a better platform to build on.
yes but will the explorer motors have the heads when you get to them... :D
You couldnt get an intake manifold off, and you want to talk about pulling heads ;)
not my fault the motor was all fubared in the engine bay. :mad:
Find an Explorer long block and intake and be done for now. I'm rebuilding my 91 HO myself and I pray I don't strip anything like this. That sucks, but something better will be replacing it.
Sucks to hear Shawn.
As a little bit of advise, I recommend the E7's over the P's for a mild 5.0 street engine. I've used both, and the E7's have noticeably better low end grunt, plus you don't have to worry about special headers. If you're putting in a larger cam though, then I guess the P's will be a good match.
Actually, you dont need special headers, you just need to run 90* spark plug boots to clear the headers. I plan on running some cut-to-fits since im doing things quite a bit different than most.
Low end grunt is nice, but im more of a corner carver, to where you need power to get off the corners, but you still need top end power, when im through the turns, the rev's are usually pretty high, and thats where id like the power to be. Im hoping the P heads and trick flow cam are a good match.