Does anyone mark their engine to indicate that the kDP and cap bolts have been fixed already? I thought that it would be a good idea, so that the people that inherit the rig know. I was thinking about using that yellow paint that wrecking yards use. but can't decide where on the engine.would be best. Any ideas would be appreciated...Mark

 

Never thought about doing that....but a great idea!! How about a metal tab stamped with "KDP Done, Case bolts re-torqued, Jan 01/2011" Or maybe a sign shop could make a small decal to attach to the front timing case cover with the same info?

 

Yeah, a tag would look better. I am going to look at the engine tag when it gets light. I thought maybe an engraved message on it, if there is room. I know that I would have been bummed to get in there and found it done already, because That was the only reason that I took it apart, well only a little bummed Mark

 

hey-Hey!!!,
I marked the timing case at the top with a set of letter punches. 'TABBED' on the upper horizontal space over the IP's gear.
cheers,
Douglas

 

Engraved...great idea! I even have a small engraver! I can make up a small tab to attach to one of the case bolts, then engrave the info.

 

I wrote it with paint marker on the firewall and also that the IP was replaced. A permanent mark would be nice like Douglas did.

 

Part of what drove the letter punch thing v. a tag under a cover bolt was that I am missing both tags off the differential cover... Anybody who'd worry about it would recognize it for what it is; it is as unambigious as I could make it.
cheers,
Douglas

 

i would never mark mine...because i dont intend on selling it, ever lol. after all the time, money and work i have into mine and the time and money i still have to put in it to finish restoring her i would never sell the truck haha. i guess im too attached

 

That is exactly why I used the word inherits in the original post Mark

 

I think he intends to be buried in his.


I think a really good noticable means of identifying that the work has already been done would be a metal tag, probably a brass dog-collar tag, with the info stamped into it and mounted under one of the upper timing-case bolts, where it would be obvious to whoever starts in on it with wrench in hand.

The local feed-mill has a stamping machine that puts anything you desire on up to three lines of a brass collar-tag; I have had various tags stamped with all sorts of information, such as tool-box identification, etc., a buck per tag.

 

My bad That is a great idea, to petsmart Mark

 

Excellent idea. M dad recently bought a truck at an auction. Big mistake. He ended up rebuilding almost everything on it. After the engine rebuild, I asked if he had the dowel pin fixed. He said "What?". I can't believe the mechanic didn't even know about it.

 

I revived this old post, because today I finally got around to get the tag made:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/63170901@N03/5857800467/http://www.flickr.com/photos/63170901@N03/5857800467/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/63170901@N03/, on Flickr

I decided to put a little provenance on the back:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/63170901@N03/5857800555/http://www.flickr.com/photos/63170901@N03/5857800555/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/63170901@N03/, on Flickr

My last name has been removed, but is on the tag. I am going to look for a good place to mount it and will post pics. About 8 bucks at petsmart.

Mark

 

Lol love it!

 

That looks good and should alert anyone else that the work has already been done.


What is the difference between maybe368 and maybe369; is there a -367 or -370 ??