All in - pulling the 4.6 engine and trans to fix oil leaks once and for all

[romeokc10]

Excellent thread Stunt, since you've got the engine and tranny removed, why not swap in a Corvette LS engine, it'll be way more reliable and less maintenance intensive than anything BMW could come up with. Nothing like a good ole push rod V8, and it'll have more displacement and the aftermaket power add-ons are limitless, nothing much out there for a 4.6 engine.

[four.8is]

Originally Posted by romeokc10

Excellent thread Stunt, since you've got the engine and tranny removed, why not swap in a Corvette LS engine, it'll be way more reliable and less maintenance intensive than anything BMW could come up with. Nothing like a good ole push rod V8, and it'll have more displacement and the aftermaket power add-ons are limitless, nothing much out there for a 4.6 engine.

I'm just surprised you didn't get tired of bashing BMW.Every chance you get you make it look like BMW is the mother of unreliability..seriously , it's eye tiring ...

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by romeokc10

Excellent thread Stunt, since you've got the engine and tranny removed, why not swap in a Corvette LS engine, it'll be way more reliable and less maintenance intensive than anything BMW could come up with. Nothing like a good ole push rod V8, and it'll have more displacement and the aftermaket power add-ons are limitless, nothing much out there for a 4.6 engine.

If you took the time and energy you've spent pissing and moaning on the forums about your 200,000 mile old timing chain guides breaking and fixed your damn truck, you'd have fixed your damn truck. Go fix your damn truck.

edit: Sorry to interrupt stunt

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by romeokc10

Excellent thread Stunt, since you've got the engine and tranny removed, why not swap in a Corvette LS engine, it'll be way more reliable and less maintenance intensive than anything BMW could come up with. Nothing like a good ole push rod V8, and it'll have more displacement and the aftermaket power add-ons are limitless, nothing much out there for a 4.6 engine.

There is a time and place for everything----congratulations are due! You have made a historic discovery finding there actually is an exception to the rule.

[JCL]

stunt:

Excellent thread and documentation. Really enjoying it.

With your use of Evans waterless coolant, are you running higher engine temperatures?

Side note, but every time I see the shots of the lift chains wrapped over the pallet forks without a tie chain back to the headache rack I think of it all slipping off the end of the pallet forks. Be safe.

[stunt]

Originally Posted by JCL

stunt:

Excellent thread and documentation. Really enjoying it.

Thanks!

With your use of Evans waterless coolant, are you running higher engine temperatures?

No temps are the same as before. I switched since my original radiator cracked, I figured switching to a coolant the expanded less would be a good thing. Heard good things about Evans, so I figured I'd give it a shot. After what I'm doing now, I'm pretty sure there will be no water contaminant left.

Side note, but every time I see the shots of the lift chains wrapped over the pallet forks without a tie chain back to the headache rack I think of it all slipping off the end of the pallet forks. Be safe.

I hear you. Fortunately my loader is self leveling and I made sure to not have much of a down angle. But you're right, I should have used a tie chain to be 100% safe.