Re: stripped plug on head
Like I said in a different post, my (first) engine builder did this shit and it's a complete pain in the ass. You're going to cuss, break knuckles and do everything possible to get those plugs out, but with the engine still in the truck, it's going to be a goddamn impressive feat if you can accomplish that.
From my experience, anyone who sends their block to a builder in the future and they are going to re-build it up to a short block, make sure to tell those idiots PRIOR to them tearing it down to make goddamn sure that they don't plug the holes that's are plugged on the stock 4.3's. Of mine, they plugged the oil sending line to the turbo on the drivers side of the block and then the coolant return line from the turbo to the block on the opposite side. And trust me, I tried to get those goddamn things out and didn't have any luck at all. Especially trying to work around the tight ass engine bay that we have.
On a somewhat related note, someone with additional knowledge than my 1st grade level may be able to answer this: There is a temp sensor on the top front of the intake, yes? What is the purpose of that one vs the drivers side one? Which one reports to the gauge on the dash? IIRC, someone told me that the intake sensor reports to the ECM and the right hand side one reports to the dash gauge? Thinking outloud, but could you just splice the harness to run both of those harness wires to that intake sensor? Just thinking aloud and not too edumacated on these things, but hey, sometimes you shoot in the dark and actually hit a target!
EDIT: MrKing verified that intake sensor goes to the ECM and head sensor goes to the gauge. What's going to be the major difference in temperature between those 2 locations? Assuming intake sensor will read a somewhat lower temp since the coolant there is coming in straight from the rad? But will it be THAT big of a difference from the right head sensor?
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