Alright guys, so i got the motor on Friday, just like he said, and I went straight to work, i got to put on the entire fuel system, exh. manifolds, bellowed up-pipes, collector, turbo and all.
Then on saturday i was determined to get the motor into the truck, and you guys were right, you cant get the motor into the engine bay with the turbo on, so i unbolt the top of the core support and just pulled it forward about 4". Which got me plenty of room to drop the motor straight in. Only took about 20 min to get the motor in there, line it up with the torque converter and get all the bell housing bolts starter. Then started getting the motor mounts bolted down, valve covers on, intake spyder, connect the fuel lines etc. Called it a day at like 7pm.
Then Today, Sunday, i got the radiator in, with all new hoses, the coolant bottle, filled it with coolant, filled it with oil, installed the battery and all the wiring harnesses, and installed the downpipe. While i was under the truck, i noticed a very small drip coming from the motor... Leaking coolant... Right from the oil cooler flange under the thermostat housing (which the shop replaced that entire assembly). Very very small leak, but still...
Then i went to go pull the hpop fill plug to prime the hpop, but the plug was torqued to 1,000,000 ft/lbs, so it just stripped the allen hole... So i said screw it, ill just let the motor prime the oiling system itself. So after about 20 min of cranking and waiting, I got frustrated that it was taking this long, so i pounded a T40 torx bit into the fill plug and got it unscrewed, to my surprise, it was full to the threads, touching the bottom of the plug. So i put it back on and kept attempting to crank it. Well after about another 5 min, it finally started to fire, and the motor sped up a bit, but it wouldn't start completely. It sounded like it was only running on 4 cylinders, knocking like crazy, and wouldn't actually run.
Now when i start to crank it, it cranks for about 10-12 seconds like nothing is happening, then it will speed up and sounds like its misfiring, knocking etc, then after about 20 seconds of cranking total, it would start to slow down as the batteries and the battery charger couldn't keep up. Then after about 45 min in total of cranking and waiting, the starter relay burnt out! Turn the key, and the dash would light up, glow plugs kick on, but no start. Then jump the terminals on the relay, and it would turn right over.
After that I was livid enough to call it a night, i cleaned up and closed up shop... Any ideas what the problem might be with this no start issue? Or should i start a new thread for this? Im going to order a starter relay tonight, and once its running take it back to the shop to have them fix the coolant leak.
Pics:
When it showed up:
Friday night, ready to go in the truck
And today, after i called it quits
