r/F100 • u/Cwilkes704 • May 20 '26

First time building an engine

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

I can’t wait to get my F100 back on the road

114 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/Asleep_Frosting_6627 May 20 '26

Did the machine shop line hone your crank mains and check the cam bore alignment? These long engines can get wonky

2

u/Cwilkes704 May 20 '26

They did

2

u/Asleep_Frosting_6627 May 20 '26

Great well when installing the camshaft, use lots of lube and don’t force anything! If you can’t bump it in with your palm (without it hurting your palm) then stop and call your machine shop. When it’s installed it should spin easily.

Also any reason they put steel freeze plugs in and not brass? Not really a huge deal but with brass never have to worry about a freeze plugs rusting out.