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Originally Posted by green-lantern
The bolts are really hard to get out of the torque converter. Any ideas why? This is the new engine. Could it be from overheating?
I hope the ones in the tranny now are not as hard to get out. |
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Originally Posted by green-lantern
also The new (used) engine is very dirty on the inside. Anybody have any ideas how to flush it out good?
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The bolts might be loctited (or similar). Look for a residue on the threads when you remove them, they are not bolts you wish to come loose, so refit with loctite!
Don't worry about a dirty engine, V8's are an old design so are quite dirty running and the oil doesn't stay clean in them for long.
Use a good quality 10W40 or 15W40 oil and change the oil a bit more frequently - it'll soon flush out. I never do more than 5000 miles between oil changes - but I'm fussy.
