First time seeing your video. I like your attention to detail. Do the attention to detail now and it shows later on how great the engine runs and how long it lasts! Good Video.
Awesome video, just had a 5.4 die on me, so I've been looking for all the information and options I have for how to go about moving forward with my situation.
Oh I just wanted to add, you closing comments implied you might be slow to move forward because there is more sorting out to do on your end. I think many projects are of this nature if you're trying to do it on your own. Maybe make a short video on how or methods to preserve an engine with no heads on it, while waiting on parts finding or what have you. I know I'd appreciate it.
I do plan on continuing the build in the next couple of weeks, so I won't have to store it long, but I will definitely make a video about storing engines for long periods of time.
great video. I'm glad I came across your channel. I cant wait to see this engine run. I was debating building my 5.4 or buying a re-manufactured one. I'm comparing cost.
When you installed the thrust bearing at the rear of the block, you did not make any mention of the grooves in the bearings, whether they face the end bearings or away.
You are right, I didn't. The grooves need to face away from the main bearing. If they are installed with the grooves facing the block, that is incorrect.
It depends if it is a Windsor or Romeo block. The Romeo has a different process for installing the side bolts since the main cap design is a little bit different. Otherwise, everything else for the assembly is the same. I do plan on building a Romeo block sometime in the future.
Let me answer this in 2 parts. I will be building this engine as an economy engine, so deburring is not critical for this type of engine build. If I was building a race engine with any type of high torque/HP or forced air induction, I would put this kind of work in. I have a good relationship with the machine shop I use, and I have never had an issue with the quality of work that I have received from them. They have done the cleaning on the block using a hot tank and removing all the oil plugs and running brushes through all the passages. If you want to be sure this work has been completed, you can remove the oil plugs and run brushes through yourself. I can show this process in a future video on the next engine build.
In a previous video, I did use a micrometer to measure the crank to determine if I could use standard bearings. The question is, how is the engine going to be used? This will determine how precise the clearances need to be. With racing applications, clearances are very critical because the engine is going to be at very high rpms for the majority of it's life. It also depends on what oil weight you plan on running. Heavier weight oil is more forgiving with wider clearances. Economy engines will see mostly lower and mid range rpms. In turn, clearances are not quite as critical with this type of use. I am not saying they are not important, just not as critical. I am going to be building this one as an economy engine. If I was building this as a race engine, I could measure the clearances in 2 different ways. Plastiguage or a borescope could be used. It really depends on how precise you want your measurements. A borescope is the more precise option and requires less cleaning of parts after the measurement. With some future engines, I will go into this kind of detail.
I removed my valve cover and found a piece of metal that broke off from somewhere. I can't see any place where it could be from. I was hoping that you might recognize it and help me figure out where it's from.
Part 2 hadn't come out yet, so the recommendations were set to most relevant for the person watching. TH-cam's algorithm probably isn't always the best for deciding the next videos.
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Thank-you. Great video. And I really like the fact that you didn't have loud music blasting away as background noise.
Glad you liked it!
First time seeing your video.
I like your attention to detail.
Do the attention to detail now and it shows later on how great the engine runs and how long it lasts!
Good Video.
Thank you!
Awesome video, just had a 5.4 die on me, so I've been looking for all the information and options I have for how to go about moving forward with my situation.
Oh I just wanted to add, you closing comments implied you might be slow to move forward because there is more sorting out to do on your end. I think many projects are of this nature if you're trying to do it on your own. Maybe make a short video on how or methods to preserve an engine with no heads on it, while waiting on parts finding or what have you. I know I'd appreciate it.
I do plan on continuing the build in the next couple of weeks, so I won't have to store it long, but I will definitely make a video about storing engines for long periods of time.
thanks alot
great video. I'm glad I came across your channel. I cant wait to see this engine run. I was debating building my 5.4 or buying a re-manufactured one. I'm comparing cost.
Thanks! The build will continue once this cold snap starts to go away.
Awesome video
Thank you!
When you installed the thrust bearing at the rear of the block, you did not make any mention of the grooves in the bearings, whether they face the end bearings or away.
You are right, I didn't. The grooves need to face away from the main bearing. If they are installed with the grooves facing the block, that is incorrect.
Thank you for pointing that out!
You ever build a forged short block with all the goodies?
Currently, no, but I am going to be building an engine like that for my 08 Mustang.
Will this be the same assembly process as a 4.6 2 vavle?
It depends if it is a Windsor or Romeo block. The Romeo has a different process for installing the side bolts since the main cap design is a little bit different. Otherwise, everything else for the assembly is the same. I do plan on building a Romeo block sometime in the future.
Have you debur the block and clean all the oil passages clean?
Let me answer this in 2 parts.
I will be building this engine as an economy engine, so deburring is not critical for this type of engine build. If I was building a race engine with any type of high torque/HP or forced air induction, I would put this kind of work in.
I have a good relationship with the machine shop I use, and I have never had an issue with the quality of work that I have received from them. They have done the cleaning on the block using a hot tank and removing all the oil plugs and running brushes through all the passages. If you want to be sure this work has been completed, you can remove the oil plugs and run brushes through yourself. I can show this process in a future video on the next engine build.
Have you checked the clearance before the crankshaft?
In a previous video, I did use a micrometer to measure the crank to determine if I could use standard bearings.
The question is, how is the engine going to be used? This will determine how precise the clearances need to be. With racing applications, clearances are very critical because the engine is going to be at very high rpms for the majority of it's life. It also depends on what oil weight you plan on running. Heavier weight oil is more forgiving with wider clearances.
Economy engines will see mostly lower and mid range rpms. In turn, clearances are not quite as critical with this type of use. I am not saying they are not important, just not as critical. I am going to be building this one as an economy engine.
If I was building this as a race engine, I could measure the clearances in 2 different ways. Plastiguage or a borescope could be used. It really depends on how precise you want your measurements. A borescope is the more precise option and requires less cleaning of parts after the measurement. With some future engines, I will go into this kind of detail.
I have a question for you.
How can I help?
I removed my valve cover and found a piece of metal that broke off from somewhere. I can't see any place where it could be from. I was hoping that you might recognize it and help me figure out where it's from.
@@danielrolle885 Sure! I can't guarantee that I will know exactly what it is, but I will it a shot.
@@VZGarage360 how do I show u the pic?
VZGarage360 has a FB page that this can be sent to. Here is the link.
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Man good video, but once again, the video after this one, not part 2, but we get: 5.4 engine rebuild /next video: do you have brake problems!! Omg
Part 2 hadn't come out yet, so the recommendations were set to most relevant for the person watching. TH-cam's algorithm probably isn't always the best for deciding the next videos.