FridgeFreezer Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I am planning a swap of heads/front end/sump on my 4.6, I have a complete lump from a P38 with all ancillaries, I have head & valley gaskets ready to go so what else do I need to buy? The lump is early P38 (not Thor) type. I know I need sump gasket (or maybe special black goo?), timing cover gasket, and then ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 IIRC there's no sump casket, I just used a good quality RTV sealant, and plenty of it The lump in mine is a 1995 P38 unit too.... Exhaust manifold gaskets, use these: http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4aa703889b or these http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1c0e169827 They actually seal unlike the multi-layer tin ones.... Front end: timing cover, water pump gasket, but TBH, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Do I need to disturb the water pump if I'm lifting the whole front end off? What about crank pulley oil seal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 You don't need to disturb the water pump, but if it is an uknown you may want to change it. If the seal land is in good nick I wouldn't worry about the crank seal TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Oh, good luck with the plumbing.... heater hoses are completely different and confusing, in the end I junked the plastic crappy thermostat thing, fitted a 3.9 stat where it should be -in the inlet manifold, ran one heater hose across the RH rocker box, and the other round the RH side of the engine bay, with a T in it to connect the header tank in. Bottom hose will get close to steering box (maybe given your very odd vehicle configuration ), use a stock top hose, it will fit fine (or your existing one if you see what I mean....) This has worked for a long time, but I wish it could have been tidier :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 No heater fitted, so that can be blocked/bypassed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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