Nothing has changed with this car, I have just been driving the heck out of it. The thing has been dead on reliable. But I have noticed over the last 6 months or so, it’s been developing leaks. Fresh oil leaks and a coolant leak. Then Every now and then it will rattle just a little bit on start up. Oh, and the clutch has been on the way out since I got the car.
With the Sn blown up right now, my 5.4 f250 just broke a timing chain guide and put a hole in the timing cover, I have made an executive decision to hurry up and fix the s197.
I’ve got all new gaskets, minus head gaskets and exhaust gaskets, new oil pump, timing components, lash adjusters and rocker arms, and the clutch that we pulled out of @white95’s car. I’m off work Monday and got home a little early Friday.
So I started yanking the engine out. The goal is to have everything fixed and reinstalled by Monday so I have a ride to work Tuesday. Today (saturday) will be a non work day. The weather is not going to permit work anyway.
About 4 hours in. It’s ready to come out. Have to unbolt the starter, and the midpipe to the headers. Then it’s out.

