Replace anything extra while engine is out?

[Awesomeness]

I'm going to be swapping out the engine in my M1078, because of the cracked block. The replacement engine is good, but also out of a mid-'90s truck. Is there anything I should go ahead and work on or replace, on the new engine, while it's out of the truck and easy to access? Seems like it might be a good time to replace some gaskets seals that go bad with age, like the rear main seal on the crankshaft, or similar.

Any advice?

 

[coachgeo]

Sounds like you have an engine...... but if your use is for Expo rig with a lot of highway use.... Go to a higher RPM and HP engine. Cumins 8.3 out of RV or School Bus has been recommended. God forbid.... but consider option of going petrol for better rpm matching.

 

[Awesomeness]

Thanks, if I start using it for long hauls I'll definitely consider that. For now I just use it around town, and I've got this MTV engine coming.

 

[Suprman]

Rear seal can't hurt but it takes a special tool and you don't want to find out you did it wrong when the truck is all put back together.

 

[Awesomeness]

Rear seal can't hurt but it takes a special tool and you don't want to find out you did it wrong when the truck is all put back together.

True, though I could always talk to the guys down at the truck repair shop and see if I could pay one to come over with the tool and do it. Better than having it go, if that's common, and have to pull the engine out again.