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The finished product looks great! I tried to go through the thread but the photos are broken thanks to Photobucket. Do you happen to have a pic of the truck when you started?
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Wow, that truck came a long way man! Looks great
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Alright so the project never ends, right?
So if you remember I had a 5.3 I wanted to swap in before I painted the truck. Now the truck is painted and I've had my summer and fall fun but now I realize why fuel injection became a thing, I'm tired of adjusting and tinkering the small block. So this winter I'm starting my 5.3 build. So I pulled this out of a 01 Silverado with 110,000 miles on it the other day and it was just given to me by a buddy. I was told that it ran out of oil and had zero oil pressure. They drove it a mile or two to load it on a trailer and it was parked ever since. They never did find out what the problem was but I was told that 5.3's have had many oil pump failures. This is as far as I've taken it down, I need to get it on a stand so I can drop the pan to see if there's any more hints to what the loss could be from, hoping the bearings in the crank are good. https://i.imgur.com/ruCP8GQ.jpg?2 https://i.imgur.com/ReNeP9r.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2CjT1CE.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/CuIr7VP.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/6dn7Bp4.jpg?1 The cross hatches are still in the bores and they feel very smooth. I'm really hoping the thing doesn't need to go to the machine shop but for peace of mind It'll probably end up there.. |
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My daughter has an 08 with 5.3 and lost oil pressure. Shut down the truck checked oil,full restarted and had oil pressure . A mile later no oil pressure again so towed it home. There is a very fine screen under the sending unit upper rear of motor replaced the screen and sender a year ago and good readings since.
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Oftentimes the O-ring on the pickup fails and they suck air.
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Boy I wish it was an O-ring or a clogged screen... I'll just leave this here.
https://i.imgur.com/wNEg4qs.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/zmLGIKM.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ZnNm5bM.jpg?1 4 of the 8 rod bearings were scorn and the main bearings were all in pretty good shape. Looks like an overhaul coming. |
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But it's almost back together now. I do have a set of standard size main and rod bearings if you're interested, they sent me two sets and didn't want the other set back lol. |
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Machine shop said it was worthless to rebuild that block since it would cost so much to fix the cam bearing bores. So that engine now sits in a junkyard.
So I took the pickup out for a stroll instead. https://i.imgur.com/TObadXT.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/dpLNVJT.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/C70TV50.jpg?1 |
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Came out great, nice job!
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Few shots I've taken recently. Got a new pup and he sure digs it!
I'm also looking for interior suggestions. My interior has barely been touched other than a dash cover, carpet and a seat cover. I dig the new brown interiors from TMI but not sure if that would look good? I also don't like the price that comes along with TMI products, very pricey. I'm really into suggestions. https://i.imgur.com/yxdx2s2.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/YYNZ7D9.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/S7x14NK.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/bw6woFL.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/1Mf9B8f.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/WnkSh4I.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/6A0Uwxa.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/u3k5Lw2.jpg?1 |
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Good looking pup. I don't think a brown interior is the best for the blue. I would go with a dark blue or black to be conservative or red if you want the wow factor.
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Alright who's good with rear ends? I'm not! Someone help me out here!
I was driving the other day after I got my new exhaust installed. The new exhaust quieted down my truck and allowed me to hear a lot of noises that I couldn't hear before, which it may have been too late. So I took the diff cover off... 12 bolt rear end with 3.73's. Definitely looks like it needs a rebuild. Is this worth putting my money into or should I find something else? https://i.imgur.com/tVr9Va9.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/8ol40LQ.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/qHtROjo.jpg?1 |
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I am no expert on rear ends and setting up gears but it looks like you have a pinion bearing issue that was discovered just in time before a total destruction. You may be able to save the carrier with some filing of rough edges and get away with new bearings. I would show it to one of your old shop teachers or a good rear end guy.
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+1, pinion bearing or retaining nut failure there. That’s an excellent opportunity to ditch that stock carrier and upgrade to a Tru-Trac with a fresh set of gears.
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Good luck on the rear end, I’m clueless on those matters. Love this build! Mike
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I have found the most economical option is to find a replacement axle. They can be bought very reasonable and are not hard to find. Locating one with 3.73 gears is a bit harder than the more common 3.08 or 3.42 but they are out there. |
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If you decide to rebuild what you have try to find someone that knows what they are doing and will let you watch how it is done. You are young and will need to do it again someday if you like doing burnouts.
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Great build! Sorry to hear about the rear end.
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