It surprised me to find it is cast iron instead of sheet metal = good. Had to remove flywheel shield to install = ok. Had to install all bolts before tightening in order to get all bolts started = ok. Went to install filter cover found it was concave instead of bulged like original, cover bolt hole was not big enuff to allow stud to pass thru the cover = bad. Not sure if it would work w/o modifying and didn't want to drill out hole, so I ground the weld off the oem pan and used the original cover = good. Tightened everything up and filled with oil. No leaks = good. Started it up and got pressure, no leaks, ran it till the radiator puked and puked and puked some more. Got worried and killed it. Checked water level and still above core. As far as I can tell it is circulating, thermostat is open so I figure it was overfilled. Will run tomorrow and see if it pukes again. Really want to put this thing back to work.
DON TX
DON TX