500,000 mile check up

[Burkhalter]

I just hit 494k miles yesterday. My dad and grandfather built the 361 currently in it and put it in around 100k. At around 450k miles I removed the oil pan and the timing cover to reseal the lower end. While I had it off I plastiguaged the berings and they all looked good. I replaced the oil pump, fuel pump, sparkplug wires, distributor cap and rotor, valve cover gasket, t-stat and radiator lines. I also rebuilt the carb.

What all should I start looking at when I hit 500k?

[square81]

Wow 500000 that's awesome!!! I'd be checking the driveline and all the fluids. Axle bearings and gears. The suspension in particular the bushings and springs. After a good going over you should be able to keep on trucking. How far are you going to go? Be awesome to see almost a million ahah. My family has a 2000 dodge 3500 with over half a million kms on it. Just this past winter we did a complete overhaul of it. Fluids, suspension, breaks, injectors and pump, body etc. Truck runs like a champ. Beats buying a new one with all the emission junk on it.

[Burkhalter]

One of these days I'll pass it on down to my grandkids just as my grandfather did with me. But I've still got probably a good 25 years or better till then.