Engine rebuild failure

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meshow99

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Oct 11, 2005

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• Oct 11, 2005

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I am attempting to rebuild my 5.0. i had the crank turned .010 and .010. I assembled the crank and that went well. I got the pistons in and just torqued the rod caps. Now I cant turn the crank whatsoever. I checked the plastiguage. The clearance is within spec. what gives? I measured everything. I am truly frustrated

 

ECU5.0

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Oct 11, 2005

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• Oct 11, 2005

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did you put the pistons in the correct spots? i did this when i first put my motor together because i wasnt paying attention. make sure all the numbers on the rods and caps are facing out/away from the crankshaft. not a big deal, just make sure they are all in the correct position and that the numbers are facing outwards. thats my first instinct

 

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meshow99

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Oct 12, 2005

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• Oct 12, 2005

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Not that it matters, but i did have the number 7 and 8 pistons in the wrong cylinders. I fixed that. I also did have the number 5 piston in wrong and the number 4 cap on wrong. Thank you so much for your time.

 

vristang

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Oct 12, 2005

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• Oct 12, 2005

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So does it spin pretty free now, or is it still locked up?

 

dastang2

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• Oct 12, 2005

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i had this when i did mine, somebody told me to put the thrust bearing in the middle and it is supposed to go on the end, or am i backwards