head gaskets

robp38

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• May 17, 2010

• #1

well after a whole day ive got most of it stripped down, valley gasket was in a terrible state, eventually got the rocker covers off!!!!!

now i gotta get the exhaust manifold bolts undone , given em a little try and they dont want to move,,, who ever thought using these torx bolts was a good idea ?????

more tommorow

 

j the range

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• May 17, 2010

• #2

hi rob have you got heatsheeld off yet? drivers side one is an arse..

 

robp38

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• May 17, 2010

• #3

yeah got heatshield off both were a bit of an arse really

 

robp38

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• May 18, 2010

• #4

got left hand head off this morning, amazing what you can do with the right tools

gasket well and truely blown on this side got half inch gap on the outside of no3 cylinder :doh:

 

Irishrover

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• May 18, 2010

• #5

Can you not fill the gap with Magic Putty ????

If you have access to Rivnuts and the insertion tool, suggest you remove the old heatshield nuts and replace them with Rivnuts and stainless screws. M5 or M6 would do the job.

 

robp38

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• May 18, 2010

• #6

no its a gap in the gasket not cylinder. no rivnuts thingy. the nuts are ok just a pig to get at

 

j the range

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• May 18, 2010

• #7

are you going to get the heads skimmed? i hope you are..

 

robp38

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• May 18, 2010

• #8

j the range said:

are you going to get the heads skimmed? i hope you are..

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yes mate gonna be skimmed as soon as i can get the nut i missed on the r h heat sheild, cant get at the little git its tucked behind the steering rod

 

j the range

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• May 18, 2010

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rob turn steering, till flat side on bar is nearist the sheeld, you can get it then..

 

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• May 18, 2010

• #10

Just done my heads. Take it from me its a lot easier to get at the bolts when the steering rod is wirdrawn and taken off

 

robp38

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• May 19, 2010

• #11

heat sheild now gone

found the next problem......exhaust manifold...... how are you spossed to get to the bottom bolt nearest the bulk head (right hand bank)? cant seem to get the socket into the right place

 

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• May 19, 2010

• #12

I had to cut down a spanner, then only get about 1/16th of a turn on it each go. Loads of cursing and hand cramp. Took ages! Good work so far though!

 

robp38

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• May 19, 2010

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got it off, mate had a long skinny 12mm socket that done the trick. enuff for today, get the rh head of tommorow, then drop them off at the engineers shop for skimming... rebuild soon...so im sure i will need more help... theres bound to be some wire that i cant remember where it came from.....

 

robp38

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• May 20, 2010

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ok both the heads are now at the engineers being skimmed, should have them back later this afternoon,,

then just gotta rebuild it,,,

 

robp38

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• May 20, 2010

• #15

got my heads back he took 8 tho off them as they had warped, going by how easy some of the bolts came out i,m not to surprised.. busy tommorow so starting rebuild on saturday morning..