Serious progress on the 2.4 today. Cam gears and VC were placed on just for looks. I torqued/loosened the ARP head stud nuts five times to get them settled in (25-65-85 lbs). OEM MLS HG received a Mopar gasket spray treatment prior to install. PT lifters and 2.7L followers were soaked over night in oil prior to install. Crower 3s are sexy.

In hindsight, I should have chased all the threads in the cylinder head before having the work done to it. Since it came from a donor motor that with an unknown history a couple of the valve cover mounting holes are slightly monkeyed up but I think they will work. Worst case scenario is I drill them out and tap them for M8 hardware.

All of the cam cap mounting holes were filthy and had build up from what I can only guess was the machine shop. Prior to chasing I could not get the ARP cam studs half way down. While the chasers were out I cleaned out the coil pack mounting points and the two mounting holes on the driver's side.

I would have kept going if I were in a garage but daylight was waning and I wrapped her back up for tomorrow.

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2012 2500HD LML