well the engine is back in. tried halfheartedly to install from above, could not clear the end of the crank to fenderwell. laid engine down on a piece of plywood w/intake side down. jacked car up enough to clear, slid eng under, then turned up right w/cherry picker. reset chains tighter to eng and p...

sure enough, the cam cover was binding the cam. i had another cover, but it was from a vin 38 and not exactly the same as my vin 39 engine. had to have the hole for the exhaust cam sensor machined out. also used a different exhaust cam [ same casting #]. so had to reset all the valve clearances. eng...

update: head rebuilt and installed.valve clearances set and cams installed. front of eng assembled and cam belt installed. used proper cam tools and even put the plug in the block. but,eng is very tight. was forced to use cam cover not original to head, suspect cams are binding. all i can think of i...

thanks again for replies. have built the short block and today picked up freshly checked and surfaced head. will lap the valves and replace stem seals then move on to setting valve clearances before installing. took three heads to get one not to badly warped to use.

cmon guys-someone out there knows the answer to these questions, or at least has on opinion. i noticed even master rebuild kits do not include rod and main bolts. all the torque specs i have found are in nm.of course all my torque wrenches are in ft lbs. i guess i will use conversion calculators,but...

in reading on line about installing crankshaft, i saw that volvo says to replace rod and main bearing bolts. is this really necessary? also tightening procedure and torque specs in ftlbs would be a big help. thanks in advance.

thanks for all responses. i was asking for the best gasket for a field repair. i understand volvo uses several different sources. rick not to argue, but other people might not agree. i like fel-pro just fine,but not blind to other brands.

thanks rick, any others?

about to replace head gasket on 06 s40. what is the best,most reliable one to use?

come on,somebody out there knows the answers. if the question is too stupid to reply to,then please say so. the oil fill on most of these engines is in the center, but my s40 oil fill is on the passenger side. if you can swap the cam cover it looks like many engines would work, but i expect the cam ...