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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:32 pm 
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i actually tightened my thermostat to specified torque and it was leaking water so I just over ightened it till it stopped leaking. :)

 

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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:57 pm 
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jeez... don't use sealer... use sealer... whos right? lol

use loctite.. use oil...

sealant on the timing cover?? why would I need to do that.. why would I have to remove the timing cover?

auto trans lines?? why would i need to take them off?

confusing.

 

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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:00 pm 
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sealant on the timing cover?? why would I need to do that.. why would I have to remove the timing cover?


Because the front of the head sits on the timing cover. There is a rubber gasket you put between the head and the cover, but it almost always leaks. You use sealer there - NOT on the head gasket.

 

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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:50 pm 
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stockstandard wrote:
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sealant on the timing cover?? why would I need to do that.. why would I have to remove the timing cover?


Because the front of the head sits on the timing cover. There is a rubber gasket you put between the head and the cover, but it almost always leaks. You use sealer there - NOT on the head gasket.


I'll second that... only leaks at the front and the back though.
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:06 pm 
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ok, this is how to do it:

no sealer on headgaaket, they come with a sealant already applied

turf the timing cover gasket (sits on top between head and top of cover) use high temp silicon instead

use only engine oil on the bolts, otherwise they will not come out next time,

 

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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:29 pm 
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JT wrote:

auto trans lines?? why would i need to take them off?

confusing.


to remove the radiator.

makes it easier to access the steering pump to remove the belt and also more importantly the harmonic balancer.

 

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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:40 pm 
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auto trans lines?? why would i need to take them off?

confusing.


to remove the radiator.

makes it easier to access the steering pump to remove the belt and also more importantly the harmonic balancer.


and you would remove the harmonic balancer because.....?

there is no need to remove the auto lines or radiator.

 

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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:09 pm 
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i mean to rotate it for TDC

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:54 am 
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would you guys shave the head 20tho AND use the AU headgakset?

i've heard using the AU gasket is like shaving 40tho off your head..

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:38 am 
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Shaving it makes bugger all difference.. I mean it probably will, but you won't notice it.
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:23 pm 
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holy s**t.. I've pulled the intake mani to the side.. removed exahust.. p/steer, drained rad.. removed rocker cover, cabled tided the chain to the sproket.

then proceded to break every fu*in 14" socket I owned, + 3 of my mates.. 6 in total trying to loosed the head bolts. oh and bent one ring spanner.

has anyone else had this problem? those head bolts are crazy tight!!!
I hoped to have it off tonight as it's booked in for a crack test on sunday :x

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:43 pm 
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Get a 14mm impact socket - will do the job no problems

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:55 pm 
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JOSE wrote:
ok, this is how to do it:

no sealer on headgaaket, they come with a sealant already applied

turf the timing cover gasket (sits on top between head and top of cover) use high temp silicon instead

use only engine oil on the bolts, otherwise they will not come out next time,



what he said

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:23 am 
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well.. I stole my old mans 3grand Stahlwillie socketset, it didn't break the 14 but it just started to round off the head bolt!!!!! :-(

now what?

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:36 am 
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Are they 6 point or 12 point sockets?

 

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