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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
Hey guys i fixed that water leak i had from water pump and i went for a drive today and u wouldn't beleave it she did the dog on my and water in the oil.
Im hopping it just the gasket so bad but at same time not. I would love to slap a XR6 head on LOL I was thinking of putting a better head gasket in or something like a copper one or something What do u guys recon the best gaskets to use???? Im not ganna lie i do have a heavy foot so something that will last would be great also i got to put extractors on and that head so i was thinking of a ACL top end kit with a copper head gasket or just buy one seperate if can't get it in the kit. If i remember right u got to get the head machined to fit a copper head gasket right??? So what do u guys think would be the best way to go?
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AU head gaskets are good, they r metal and the equivilent of shaving the head 40 thou. and they will last a lot longer
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
Quote: AU head gaskets are good, they r metal and the equivilent of shaving the head 40 thou. and they will last a lot longer
AU head gasket hay I won't have any problems with valves touching pistons or anything? u know what my compression will go up to lol that will be a fair bit higher that a xr6 ef lol right? no machining the head for the gasket?
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You will probably need to machine the head anyway
AU head gasket on xr6 puts the CR up to about 9.6 I wouldnt bother with the copper head gasket.
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
stockstandard wrote: You will probably need to machine the head anyway
AU head gasket on xr6 puts the CR up to about 9.6 I wouldnt bother with the copper head gasket. Yer ill proberly have to anyhow so they use them head gaskets on xr6 motors then hay i knew there was something better that copper head gasket just had to ask LOL It not that much on a *%^ to do they top end right i know ill have to get new head studs as well only think got me really scared is the cam timming lol also before i rip the motor appart how could i tell what lifter is sticky? cause when u turn it on every so often u here it ticker some times it don't do it but. Thx
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Quote: i know ill have to get new head studs as well
only think got me really scared is the cam timming lol Cam timing is not a problem. Firstly cable tie the timing chain to the camshaft sprocket. For the bottom end, don't worry there isn't enough room for the chain to clear the teeth on the crankshaft sprocket. The bottom guide prevents this.
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it's not that hard.. i'm doing it as well lol.
see pics: http://www.fordmods.com/forums/viewtopi ... c&start=20 |
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where abouts in brisbane are you mate? are you going to do this job your self?
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
Yer im in north side Burpengary next to caboolture
ow yer ill be doing it my self i got the book and ford mods how can i go wrong LOL Shouldn't of said that now ive jinxed my self
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
Im ganna start ripping my head off tonight and ill stay out there intill it off i don't give a s**t how long it takes as long as i get it off and to work then i can drop it off at a machining shop to crack test and maybe shave it as well.
Where to these heads normally crack so i know where to look before i spend money for them to look at the head and charge for something i could of don't simply Any major things that i shoud look out for then doing the job? Do u guys leave the timming chain tensoner on or u loosen it or remove it??? anything tips and things to look out for would be Grate Thx
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xflow what book did u get? ive just done a head gasget and am considering having a crack but im a newb.
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
umm i got the EF-EL Gregorys Book from supercheap
Great book considering i havn't use it yet for the head removal Im about to remove the intake and exhaust now everything surrounding if off
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
I got the head off now took me 4 and half hours but i finally got it off
I know why my motor was going threw water before it went into the oil 2 f**k head bolts are snapped!!!!!! then it started to leak into the oil and thats when my rocker cover became a ice cream boal Ill upload some pic's tomorrow when im not tied and wanting sleep!!!! LOL
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Sleep tight, good luck with your car!
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
Hey i rang works engine machine guys and it only ganna cost me 110 to crack test and shave the head SWEET
Cool stuff ill upload the pic's of the motor and head when i get home from work about 5pm
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