5.0 Replacement

[Turdle]

That is purty.
I'm looking now, because it is never to be seen again. Try not to let it get to you.

 

[AMMO_HOOAH]

Well got the torque converter to seat finally. I pulled the tranny back about two inches and wiggled it while my help turned the crank. It just kinda fell together lol. Tightened it all down and no binding. I would have had it started today, but some idiot forgot the plug on the drivers side between the middle freeze plugs, so I get to yell at them tomorrow.

 

[AMMO_HOOAH]

Well I got the plug in tonight, but now I've got another coolent leak somewhere around the thermostate what all up there could be the cause of it?

 

[410Fortune]

near the thermostat? Could be a hose, could be the oil cooler assembly (but thats more at the lower radiator hose) could be the thermostat housing didnt get seated properly? o ring or silicoln?

Do you have access to a coolant pressure tester?
The little hose on the V8 that goes from intake to water pump is known to fail often too

 

[Turdle]

2nd on the thermostat slipping when you installed it-

Did you use thread sealer on the water pump bolts?

 

[chriswells78]

2nd on the thermostat slipping when you installed it-

Third on the thermostat slipping, I had it happen on mine when I installed it on mine too.

 

[AMMO_HOOAH]

It's basically directly under the thermostate housing, so I'm assuming it slipped. I just wanted to make sure it couldn't be from under the intake or something else.

 

[410Fortune]

when I put the 5.0L in my BII i had a coolant puddle right there too, hose clamp was not 100% tight

I have never had a thermostat slip because I am really careful when I install the housing cover, never had a thermo housing leak before....just hoses or waterpump....

 

[AMMO_HOOAH]

Well it's all up and running even though I was chasing coolent leaks like crazy lol. The first ended up being the thermostate I ended up using a piece of fishing line to hold it in from the front while I put it in. Then one of hoses into the heater didn't want to seal, then somehow I missed putting one of the clamps back where it was supposed to be on the oil cooler. Once I finally quite losing coolent she was great. I also drained the tranny as part of this, but didn't realize I had gotten 12 quarts out lol, so I had to make a fluid run part of the way through. The power differance is really amazing I guess the loss happened so slowly I didn't notice how bad it was.

 

[chriswells78]

Yeah, when you drain the tranny completely in the middle of an engine swap you don't realize just how much came out. I bought 2 cases of fluid when I was doing mine expecting to have a couple quarts left for my "stock." I put 8 or so in and checked it...then the nineth, checked it...then the tenth, checked it...Then you start looking for a puddle on the floor because you can't figure out where all the damn fluid is going. LOL

 

[AMMO_HOOAH]

That's exactly what I was doing lol. Glad to know I'm not the only one that's done it.