Shortblock install guide
03-03-2006, 08:02 AM
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Shortblock install guide Here is a high level process. What do you all think?
Removal and tear down
1. Drop motor out bottom
2. Remove transmission and flexplate/flywheel from the motor
3. Remove rear cover
4. Remove headers
5. Remove front Engine Accessories.
6. Remove Crank Pulley
7. Pull Intake / fuel rails
8. Remove Coil packs
9. Remove valve covers
10. remove rocker arms
11. remove push rods
12. Pull the heads
13. Remove motor from K-member and place on engine stand
14. Remove motor mounts
15. Remove engine sensors (knock, oil pressure, cam, crank sensors)
16. remove lifters trays and lifters
17. Remove front cover
18. Pull oil pan
19. remove oil pick-up tube
20. remove windage tray
21. Remove oil Pump
22. Remove cam
New Short block Assembly
1. Install crank sprocket / timing chain
2. Install oil pump
3. Install windage tray
4. Install oil pickup tube
5. Install oil pan
6. Install Cam
7. Install front and rear covers
8. Install crank pulley
9. Install motor mounts
10. Install lifters and tray
11. Install Heads
12. Install Pushrods
13. Install rocker arms
14. Adjust lash on rocker arms
15. Install valve covers.
16. Install engine sensors (knock, oil pressure, cam, crank sensors)
17. Install valley cover
18. Turn motor over by hand to check timing and PTV
19. Install Intake and fuel rail
20. Install coil packs, spark plugs wires
21. Place motor back onto k-member
22. Install front accessories
23. Install flex plate/flywheel
24. Install transmission
25. Install headers
26. Install motor back into car.
Removal and tear down
1. Drop motor out bottom
2. Remove transmission and flexplate/flywheel from the motor
3. Remove rear cover
4. Remove headers
5. Remove front Engine Accessories.
6. Remove Crank Pulley
7. Pull Intake / fuel rails
8. Remove Coil packs
9. Remove valve covers
10. remove rocker arms
11. remove push rods
12. Pull the heads
13. Remove motor from K-member and place on engine stand
14. Remove motor mounts
15. Remove engine sensors (knock, oil pressure, cam, crank sensors)
16. remove lifters trays and lifters
17. Remove front cover
18. Pull oil pan
19. remove oil pick-up tube
20. remove windage tray
21. Remove oil Pump
22. Remove cam
New Short block Assembly
1. Install crank sprocket / timing chain
2. Install oil pump
3. Install windage tray
4. Install oil pickup tube
5. Install oil pan
6. Install Cam
7. Install front and rear covers
8. Install crank pulley
9. Install motor mounts
10. Install lifters and tray
11. Install Heads
12. Install Pushrods
13. Install rocker arms
14. Adjust lash on rocker arms
15. Install valve covers.
16. Install engine sensors (knock, oil pressure, cam, crank sensors)
17. Install valley cover
18. Turn motor over by hand to check timing and PTV
19. Install Intake and fuel rail
20. Install coil packs, spark plugs wires
21. Place motor back onto k-member
22. Install front accessories
23. Install flex plate/flywheel
24. Install transmission
25. Install headers
26. Install motor back into car.
Last edited by Joel_SS; 03-10-2006 at 10:58 AM.
03-03-2006, 08:37 AM
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Haven't seen any rightups, but heres what I did. Once I had my original engine out I put it on a stand next to my new SB on a stand. Started to dissasemble the old, after the heads were off I turned both moters over. Put my new oil pump in then started to swap things over, the oil pick up tube, the oil baffle, then the pan. Then swap the the crank sensor (behind the starter), Rear main cover (replace the rear main seal at this time. There is a blue plastic plug in the block you'll see it when you remove the rear cover dont forget to swap that. After you swaped the rear cover, slide the cam in and timeing chain. Next is timeing cover. Now you can swap the brass/allen plugs from both sides of the block, then the moter mounts ( If you are going to poly now is the best time). Now you can do lifters/trays and heads. After that the knock sensors, gally cover cam sensor and oil press sending unit. Thats just about it, hope this helps good luck.
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Originally Posted by conan
Haven't seen any rightups, but heres what I did. Once I had my original engine out I put it on a stand next to my new SB on a stand. Started to dissasemble the old, after the heads were off I turned both moters over. Put my new oil pump in then started to swap things over, the oil pick up tube, the oil baffle, then the pan. Then swap the the crank sensor (behind the starter), Rear main cover (replace the rear main seal at this time. There is a blue plastic plug in the block you'll see it when you remove the rear cover dont forget to swap that. After you swaped the rear cover, slide the cam in and timeing chain. Next is timeing cover. Now you can swap the brass/allen plugs from both sides of the block, then the moter mounts ( If you are going to poly now is the best time). Now you can do lifters/trays and heads. After that the knock sensors, gally cover cam sensor and oil press sending unit. Thats just about it, hope this helps good luck.
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Thats good. I'm printing that out and going to use it.
You might want to add:
-Install pushrods
-Install rocker arms
-Adjust lash on rocker arms
-Install valve covers
Only reason I noticed that is because that is exactly what I'm getting ready to do
You might want to add:
-Install pushrods
-Install rocker arms
-Adjust lash on rocker arms
-Install valve covers
Only reason I noticed that is because that is exactly what I'm getting ready to do
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Originally Posted by 408WS6
Thats good. I'm printing that out and going to use it.
You might want to add:
-Install pushrods
-Install rocker arms
-Adjust lash on rocker arms
-Install valve covers
Only reason I noticed that is because that is exactly what I'm getting ready to do
You might want to add:
-Install pushrods
-Install rocker arms
-Adjust lash on rocker arms
-Install valve covers
Only reason I noticed that is because that is exactly what I'm getting ready to do
Could someone who has done this comment on the order of events. Is it right? Do I need to re-arrange anything?
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You might as well save several trips to the parts store and pick up a metric tap set that includes M6, M8, and M10 taps. Harbor Freight sells them for $20 and inlcudes standard (english) sizes as well. That's what I've learned after this weekend. Damn aluminum strips easy 
Another note, those two long *** bolts on the end of the oil pan, it's better to put those in first, but don't tighten them, then put the rest of the bolts in. Then torque them all down to specs.
Another note, those two long *** bolts on the end of the oil pan, it's better to put those in first, but don't tighten them, then put the rest of the bolts in. Then torque them all down to specs.