The H2 finally fired up...
The H2 finally fired up... First thing is make sure that if you put a double roller on that you get it all aligned properly. What seems right probably isn't. If you're lucky, like I was... well, sort of... then you only have to change the cam timing and not remove the crank gear and oil pump. If the screw up the bottom then you're really hosed.
Second, if you blow an engine and significant amounts of coolant and oil end up in the exhaust, oil pan, and other places... then you can count on needing new O2's. For example... when my truck fired up it was running okay until it hit closed loop. Then one injector said 100 and the other said zero. We just shut it down to be safe.
Third, if you smell gas after excessive cranking, you should change your oil. I won't explain that one... too scary.
Fourth, Sears sells a 2/40/200 amp battery charger for about $120. Buy one. It saves MANY, MANY, MANY hours of down time waiting for the old trusty 2/6 amp charger to get it up.
Fifth and most importantly, make sure you have someone else around to keep you straight. It's easy to **** this stuff up and having more than one set of skinners and eyes handy will help you catch screw ups before it all gets together and is too late. I've caught thing for other folks but today and tonight it was Jim and Ryan saving my ***. That back up has a price in this case of about $8,000. Nothing to sneeze at. Thanks for being there guys. It made ALL the difference.
It's too soon to give lot of detail about how it runs. Right now running is enough. My tune is WAAAAAAAAYYYYYY off coming down from the Radix. We'll know in a couple of days.
Second, if you blow an engine and significant amounts of coolant and oil end up in the exhaust, oil pan, and other places... then you can count on needing new O2's. For example... when my truck fired up it was running okay until it hit closed loop. Then one injector said 100 and the other said zero. We just shut it down to be safe.
Third, if you smell gas after excessive cranking, you should change your oil. I won't explain that one... too scary.
Fourth, Sears sells a 2/40/200 amp battery charger for about $120. Buy one. It saves MANY, MANY, MANY hours of down time waiting for the old trusty 2/6 amp charger to get it up.
Fifth and most importantly, make sure you have someone else around to keep you straight. It's easy to **** this stuff up and having more than one set of skinners and eyes handy will help you catch screw ups before it all gets together and is too late. I've caught thing for other folks but today and tonight it was Jim and Ryan saving my ***. That back up has a price in this case of about $8,000. Nothing to sneeze at. Thanks for being there guys. It made ALL the difference.
It's too soon to give lot of detail about how it runs. Right now running is enough. My tune is WAAAAAAAAYYYYYY off coming down from the Radix. We'll know in a couple of days.
Well its good to hear that your luck is changing, lets hope it stays on the up and up! Its gonna be so awesome seeing your big *** truck ******* people up at the track! And best yet, the thoughts/expressions they will have when you do it! I'm grinnin ear to ear thinking about it! 
Keep us posted man!!!
Keep us posted man!!!
Great news Cory!!! I agree totally with the other set of eyes & brain cells to keep you straight! Ellis & Don saved me a ton of grief a dozen times. It's funny how you get focused on something & cruise right past basic ****. Kudos to to friends like Ryan & Jimbob for their help (& the man behind the curtain that was calling them & keeping tabs.....you're a prince Ellis!) 
The update is that O2 sensors are on order. Somehow, mine don't work and our local dealers and parts vendors don't work on or support modern vehicles. Should have them from Seattle, where they apparently DO work on some, by tomorrow night.
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sounds like you had a little "fun"
I had "fun" with my pickup when I put the new engine in it. Took me a week and a half to figure it all out (multiple things, some my fault, some not).
Learn from your mistakes, I know I have
I had "fun" with my pickup when I put the new engine in it. Took me a week and a half to figure it all out (multiple things, some my fault, some not).
Learn from your mistakes, I know I have
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