First cylinder head finally off .... What do u think? (UPDATE-#4)
08-01-2006, 09:07 PM
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RE: First cylinder head finally off .... What do u think?
98,000 miles on the engine.
ran finger nail up the side of piston wall and could not feel any ring ridge at all.
both heads are off now and cleaning up all the surfaces
ran finger nail up the side of piston wall and could not feel any ring ridge at all.
both heads are off now and cleaning up all the surfaces
08-02-2006, 01:30 PM
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RE: First cylinder head finally off .... What do u think?
Ready for new heads 
The whole thing really.........
most of the stuff under the hood hadnt been touched in 17yrs so just
about every bolt on the accessory brakets was froze up. No easy way to get
to most of it.
The header to H-pipe bolts you have to get at from the bottom were probably the biggest PITA
and took the longest for just 4 nuts.
Nothing really complicated, just time consuming and frustrating.
Figure I've got about 12-15 hrs in just tearing everything apart and cleaning
up 17 yrs worth of grease and oil.
Granted I could probably get it done a lot quicker the second time around.
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lets see the cleaning job pics.
lets see the cleaning job pics.
By the way, R.barn, what made taking the heads off such a pain in the ***? How long did it take you, and what was the most time consuming/hardest part?
most of the stuff under the hood hadnt been touched in 17yrs so just
about every bolt on the accessory brakets was froze up. No easy way to get
to most of it.
The header to H-pipe bolts you have to get at from the bottom were probably the biggest PITA
and took the longest for just 4 nuts.
Nothing really complicated, just time consuming and frustrating.
Figure I've got about 12-15 hrs in just tearing everything apart and cleaning
up 17 yrs worth of grease and oil.
Granted I could probably get it done a lot quicker the second time around.
08-02-2006, 10:27 PM
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RE: First cylinder head finally off .... What do u think? (UPDATE-#2)
Houston we have heads ...............
Heads are torqued down, smog pump cross over tube is reinstalled
and ready to set rocker arm lash
Heads are torqued down, smog pump cross over tube is reinstalled
and ready to set rocker arm lash