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11-17-2014
Well...
SHE LIVES!!!
After about 2 attempts, as the fuel lines were bled dry, she fired right up. Then died shorlt after as uh.... well I forgto to bolt the power steering pump to it's bracket. Must have been stuck in there good enough where I didn't know it wasn't.
So, after a run up, we had some issues with running too hot with only water in it. (had a reason for that). We got a few misfire codes on the Ultragauge. 3, then 6, then 5. Cleaned up the plugs, burned off some oil in the cylinders. After a bit of burning off the old gas, and letting the cooling system run, I finally was able to do a 30 minute break in without it hitting 250.
We ran a bottle of Moroso ceramic sealer through it during an hour break in period, then a good hour drive. Temps dropped to 203 running around. Ran nice and smooth. Solid. No more codes. At all actually.
No dash codes. No warning lights. All good. I have to say, I was not expecting that at all. So we dropped the Royal Purple run in oil, and swapped in some 5w-30 dino oil to run it the next 3k miles. Let the seals bed in. Then I'll drop the Rotella T6 5w-40.
Right now the cooling system is bled dry and letting the ceramic set. Tomorrow I'll flush it out and fill with antifreeze. I'll let that run until the new radiator gets here. New radiator, all new lines, and a new 180 t-stat.
I just can't believe she is up and running. Finally. We'll see how it goes from here until I make her the daily driver. For now, I'm getting ready to get married on Friday. I'll finish the truck Thanksgiving weekend.
11-25-2014
Update:
Well I have about 100 miles on the rover so far. I won't be using it as a DD until I have the new cooling system installed. So far the only codes I get on the Ultragauge anymore relate to the SAI that I removed. Fingers crossed nothing else will pop up. The car does seem to idle a little more rumbly than I expected on a newly rebuilt motor, but I'm sure it's still breaking in the engine as well as the ECU is still learning.
The radiator came in last night, Nissens, so that will be going in with a new 180 t-stat and all new cooling hoses this weekend. Then we will see what temps its running at.
After running the car up, it ran at 203-12 on the highway and at stops. BUT, the radiator felt very uneven on heat distribution. The top right was hot, but the rest was mostly cool. I have a feeling the old one was clogged up.
So, Friday I'll drop the new cooling system in, top it off, and then take it out and test. If I have the time, I'll do a drain and fill on the tranny and put in the new filter and gasket that came in.
Then on Sunday use it to move from my apt to the new house.