Big Sale Has Started - UPDATED 07-31-25 (01 Apr 2025)
As some of you know my dad passed away 2 months ago today, on May 31, 2025. I posted it in the Members Only section when it happened. Thanks to all of you who have offered kind words on the forum, with phone calls, and visits in person during this time.
The Big Sale is on but not like originally planned, it is a by appointment type of thing now. I don't have the manpower, or the desire to do a big event like originally planned, I just need to sell a lot of parts that are taking up too much space here. I have been told and believe we are overloaded with Wheel Horse parts like no one has ever seen. Peeps have already been coming in from different parts of the country and buying a lot of stuff due to seeing the sale page, and seeing we are the only Wheel Horse only business in the USA that does things on the scale we do. The sale will continue for awhile until I free up some more space but you may not want to wait too long as things are being sold every day and there are limits to how many of certain parts will be sold.
As it says on the page it is still under construction and the page isn't finished yet. I've had a ton of calls for parts and the Big Sale Page may help answer some questions about what is here before peeps call. I hope that page is also clear that we DO NOT SHIP anything... This is a by appointment type of thing now. Be sure to call before you come to make sure the day isn't already full with peeps scheduled to come in, and make sure what you want is still available.
What's everybody doing?
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The last covers were off the motor, all cleaned up, painted and ready to go on.
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On GM LS engines the front and rear covers and oil pan all have critical alignments. There are no dowels or alignment pins. There are special tools involved to line up the crank main seals to the covers, and cover bottoms to the block, then the oil pan is structural and bolts to the transmission so the rear mounting flatness has to be within .004 or the oil pan or transmission housing could crack or break when installing if it's off far enough, or over time. Lot's of fun.
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It is funny though, I thought about using up some older red on the flywheel but I was worried about temps too, so I found some Krylon Industrial Lacquer they sent me for samples a few years ago and used some of it. It's good paint but I never did like the color much, it says it's aluminum color but it's pretty shiny. The can is in the background of the flywheel pic.
Also, if anyone ever puts a rear main in an LS engine they go in backwards. The seal comes with a guide plate already in it to start it, then you use the other side of the centering tool to install it. The back end and sides are all done, new motor mounts, oil level sensor, spark plugs and all of the covers are on and torqued. I'm waiting on a camshaft timing actuator gasket that wasn't in the front timing set, it will be here in the morning. After that the water pump and front damper can go on and it will be ready to set back in the truck. :smile2
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Geno wrote: Uh no, it's not high enough temp paint lol.
It is funny though, I thought about using up some older red on the flywheel but I was worried about temps too, so I found some Krylon Industrial Lacquer they sent me for samples a few years ago and used some of it. It's good paint but I never did like the color much, it says it's aluminum color but it's pretty shiny. The can is in the background of the flywheel pic.
Also, if anyone ever puts a rear main in an LS engine they go in backwards. The seal comes with a guide plate already in it to start it, then you use the other side of the centering tool to install it. The back end and sides are all done, new motor mounts, oil level sensor, spark plugs and all of the covers are on and torqued. I'm waiting on a camshaft timing actuator gasket that wasn't in the front timing set, it will be here in the morning. After that the water pump and front damper can go on and it will be ready to set back in the truck. :smile2
Shame you have to put it back in there since its so darn pur-dee..................
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Everything else came in this morning and I was ready to go. The front actuator and harness went on along with a new cam sensor, the old ones are usually so tight they have to be knocked out with a punch and hammer and this one was the same, the new ones aren't so tight, no wonder there's an updated part #...
The last surfaces got cleaned up next and the water pump put on then I needed dad to hold the flywheel to seat the balancer. Problem is someone was up here to buy a dozer blade last night, dad had been in and out a few times, and with the temp just right for things to barely start melting the drive turned really slick. Nothing was going in or out this afternoon. It's supposed to go down to 8 or 9 degrees tonight so it may be ok in the morning when the roughness along side the tracks freezes up. Seems like I think every day that it's going back in but something always seems to come up.
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It's nice they left just enough room for a torque wrench even in the tight spots. Everything is done underneath minus exhaust then the top end will go really quick. The new parts pile is pretty small now too, I can't wait to get this done and move back to my regular easy work.
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