99 5.0 which brand timing chain set?

[CDW6212R]

I had some trouble getting it over the dowels but used a dead blow to get it on. My pan gasket at the front did tear like you’d mentioned it most likely would. The right side rubber separated from the steel but was still there. The left side bottom same. The left side top was essentially ruined and I tore the rest off. I also cut off the right top. So I lifted the steel up on both sides and squeezed rtv under it and then put a tall bead on both sides on the top. Essentially the rtv replaced the rubber on top on both sides. I drove quite a bit today and no oil or coolant leaks.

I should have just done this job a long time ago. It wasn’t hard at all. i dreaded doing this job thinking that the accessories and brackets had to be removed and I wasn’t thrilled about the thought of all that work. I was able to remove the timing cover and replace the gasket and not remove a single accessory. Removing the radiators from explorers sucks and was the worst part of the job, really.

That's exactly what I did with my oil pan gasket, the front end pieces were messed up upon removing the timing cover and inspecting it well. That's where my black one was seeping for ages before I went into it to do everything back and to the timing chain set. The factory had the luxury of bolting it all together basically dry with very little RTV anywhere. To reuse any part of it takes a lot of cleaning and careful resealing.

 

[blakshukvw]

That's exactly what I did with my oil pan gasket, the front end pieces were messed up upon removing the timing cover and inspecting it well. That's where my black one was seeping for ages before I went into it to do everything back and to the timing chain set. The factory had the luxury of bolting it all together basically dry with very little RTV anywhere. To reuse any part of it takes a lot of cleaning and careful resealing.

Yep. I cleaned it really well with brake clean first. It would be such a simpler job with the engine on a stand upside down with the pan off for sure.

 

[410Fortune]

I hate that the 5.0 radiator is clipped to the ac condenser, makes a simple job a pita to describe to people and to do

those 3 big plastic clips can be defeated quite easily by someone who has done them a few times, but man a simple radiator pull becomes a big deal real quick.

 

[CDW6212R]

I hate that the 5.0 radiator is clipped to the ac condenser, makes a simple job a pita to describe to people and to do

those 3 big plastic clips can be defeated quite easily by someone who has done them a few times, but man a simple radiator pull becomes a big deal real quick.

Someone we know should swap the V8 radiator for a V6 unit, and document the process well. The V6 lower condenser bracket is wonderful, it holds the condenser solidly and the radiator is not attached to it at all. That makes the V6 radiator swap a breeze compared to the stupid V8 version. I've planned to go buy a couple of those V6 brackets, but it's a low priority.

 

[C420sailor]

My 5.0 truck turned out to be a Frankenstein. The nose of it is from a 4.0 SOHC, so it came with a 4.0 radiator and condenser. I had no idea. So when I ordered a new 5.0 radiator and replacement fan and clutch, I was in for an interesting surprise.

It fit, but not perfectly. The 5.0 condenser needed some bracket mod as well…hole elongation. But I don’t know how much of this thing is from the 4.0 parts and how much is from the accident it was in that necessitated the PO putting in the 4.0 nose.

Truck is a hot mess, but it works.