The ‘13 Hemi teardown begins…

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After 4 months, I’ve finally started the teardown on the ‘13 5.7 Hemi that I got. So far it’s just the passenger-side head that’s been pulled off.

The closeup shot is of the #2 cylinder.

 

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Tomorrow I'll get the other head and the engine mounts pulled off.

 

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Is that the head of an intake valve stuck through the piston?

 

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Thankfully it does not seem to be the case. If anything is wrong with the others my plan is to get a set of the Pre-Eagle pistons.

 

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Well, we’re moving along. Driver’s-side head is now off, as is the oil pan.

Good news: all 16 lifters look like they’re in good shape.

Unsure about a couple lobes on the cam though. Might need a set of rings too.

Next, I need to either find a big enough pulley puller, or get a spacer or something to fit on the crank snout so I can get the pulley off and the front cover. EDIT: Thank goodness for YouTube, It looks like I wasn't grabbing the right spot with my puller's claws. If I get up early enough tomorrow morning I'll have the front cover off.