Since I'm 6000 miles away from the truck, I'm planning the troubleshoot if they decide to deny my warranty for having the edge on there.

Can I drop the pan, and subsequently the crank, rods, and pistons from within the truck without major hastle (all things being relative, of course..)

Then, if I scored a piston, I'm going to want to clean and possibly hone the cylinder(s)... Anyone have experience doing it in the truck?


I'm thinking worst case scenario here-- hopefully it's an injector or simple stuff....

 

You cannot get crank out without pulling engine. Flexplate/flywheel, room, ect. All things being relative and amout of EXTRA hassle.
You might get cyl honed in vehicle and replace rings, rod bearings, appropiate pistons, ect.

 

No worries... I'm trying to brainstorm from half a world away....

 

AR4CE,
Don't sweat it. I just put the bottom end of my engine back together a couple of days ago. I had to replace # 6 piston which is the hardest one to do. There is plenty of room to pull the piston and rods as well as honing the cylinders.
Good luck,
Topper