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I'm not sure why I asked what brand the head gaskets were. That makes it seem like I'm not appreciative of all the help I'm getting, which is definitely not the case. My apologies. My biggest concern is shipping damage. Can something like fragile and easily damaged by bending like head gaskets...

That is good Will! I recently got back from town with the lower gasket set. I'm real short on time at the moment, but it looks like the only gaskets I'm missing are the head gaskets and two for the coolant crossover (I have two, but I need four). Got to go. I have a 10:15 appointment in Salem...

Possibly. What brand are they? My biggest concern would be shipping damage. Going by what I've seen come through, the gorillas in the shipping/mail industry can apply some amazing damage to packages. Don

I'm not dealing with rust, but blowby? Blowby can be dealt with if the price of the pickup is right. My pickup was a rebuilder due to front end body damage, but it didn't have blowby when I got it. Before I started tearing down my pickup I've had people along side me at stoplights ask me if I...

I just happened to think of something else just now. When I was breaking down the motor I removed the front housing without removing or touching the IP location on the housing. I did this because I don't have a way to re-time the electronic IP. I was hoping that this would get the motor running...

Good info there, and very interested in how this works out for you. Please do a new thread on this radiator mod as I'm very interested in your results. Just the other day I finally had a chance to view first hand, and measure, the grill extension (valance) on a 3500 HD dually. The valance adds...

I wondered about that Leroy. The price you quoted me for the rings was lower than what I expected. I really do appreciate that. Don

I currently have the front main seal, gaskets for front housing, water pump, water crossover, and intake manifold. I ordered a lower gasket kit which should have the rear main, pan gasket, turbo return plate (mechanical fuel pump), and gasket for the top end of the oil pump drive that is in the...

I find this very interesting Smithville!! I've had something like this on my distant radar for a while. The info I had gathered didn't involve the 3500 HD though, except for maybe using the lower grill valance from a 3500 HD. What I found was that the radiator for a DMax, from about 2007 and...

Will, many thanks!! The UPS guy came yesterday with a package for me. It arrived safe and sound. Don

Thank you Will for those two pics. Some very valuable info there for me. The only thing I didn't do as related in the directions for the first pic was to prime the lifter. However, these weren't dry lifters as they were previously in use in the motor. There were also torque specs in both pics...

Well, I have the lifters installed already. But, I did just what you suggested Mike. I tried to find a chart showing the oil flow path but couldn't find one without spending too much time. So, using what ak diesel driver said, I assumed the oil would be flowing from back to front in that galley...

Quick question-- the cam is back in and I'm starting to put the lifters back in. The oil galley that supplies the lifters is to the upper side of the lifter bore. The lifters have an oiler hole on one side of the lifter. Since the oil galley spans over 100* of the circumference of the lifter...

Thank you both for your replies. You both said basically what I was thinking, they are in good shape. Don

I got the cam out Tuesday afternoon. To my untrained eye the cam is in real good condition. It's hard to see the bearings down in the cam bore with the crank still in place. But, if the condition of the first bearing is an indicator, they all are in good shape then. The first bearing, to me...

Rob, I don't consider that a hijack. It is something that I am very interested in also. ANYTHING that is in some remote way connected to this budget build is not a hijack. I'm very interested in learning. Don

Just another quick update. We were without power for several hours this morning, no computer, no lights, etc. So, instead of getting very much done I went with my daughter to Silverton (35 miles one way) and picked up a cabinet she bought. The timing chain that hookedup50 sent came in the mail...

Leroy, I'm going to hold off ordering until next week to give me/others time to make any needed changes to the list (also, since we are actually able to go to Family Camp I need some time getting prepared for this last minute decision). This should also give you more heads up time to figure out...

Leroy, I checked this morning and it is definitely a two piece rear main. Ak, good call. I went out this morning and checked as per the info in Missy's thread. My first thought was that my 6.2 and 6.5 pans were identical. Double checking, and going by Missy's description, visibly the pans are...

Thank you Leroy! I'm not sure yet since I haven't pulled the rear main cap, but from what I've found I think it's a two piece rear main. I will have to check that out. Our church is having a family camp this weekend up at Silver Creek Falls State Park this week end. I didn't think we would be...