Into my 3.8 swap.
Step one is to get all the sensors and fuel rail swapped so it will run on my wiring/ecm. So that means stripping the old motor:
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Then I set into swapping things onto the new motor. I started with the water pump, engine mount bracket, and cam sensor:
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With that done I’m ready to start tearing into the top end.
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Debating whether or not I want to do head gaskets while its on the stand. I don’t really want to tear it down that far, but I don’t want to have to do it in the van either. They’re not really a common failure point on the 3.8s, so Idk.