dimebag

ok, just redid all the gaskets from the head gaskets up. question is... is there a break in period? how long should i be nice to it untill i can run it hard again??

iceman89gt

just make sure that if a gasket seal was used it has a good couple of hours past its cure time to set in then run the guts out of it. lol lol

dimebag

yea, its gonna sit over night.. i literally just got done. need to go out tm in my moms car and pick up a timing light, she runs right now, but is real rough at idle, we could time our tahoe by sound, but this car... nope, lol. so ima have to get a timing light tomorrow, and a new radiator hose... so its gonna sit till 4pm tomorrow at the sooneset.

iceman89gt

whats cure time on the sealer you used

Twisted

What's up, Dime? I'd just drive it how you want for a couple of cooldown cycles, and then retorque everything that's easy to get to.

dimebag

not much...got the car runnin, kinda feels good to know that i tore it all apart and i put it all back together and it works, lol. and hey u show me one bolt thats easy to get to, lol.

we only used a liquid sealer for the lower intake, in the corners and to hold the rubber down to the block. i forget the cure time.

iceman89gt

twistedi forgot to add that, i guess me seeing dime on here alot i figured he was probably up to par on that but thats what we are all here for is to help each other out

Twisted

No kidding...I'd hate to have to get at any of those bolts. And I might be partially talking from down low, but I remember always having to retorque head bolts on bikes a few hundred miles after putting heads on. I have no idea whether that's necessary on 5.0s. Iceman seems to agree, but let's wait until the experts chime in. And nice job on doing the work.

iceman89gt

i 2nd the experts thing, i thought i was preety knowledgable on the 5.0s until i came here

dimebag

how much am i lookin to spend on a timing light? im searchin and finding them for 100+... please tell me i can find cheaper!!!!