Head gasket job. Won't start

Post by **abscate** » 09 Feb 2018, 13:24

Go to Full editor, then add attachments, load em and post em

Then write a memo to Matt that drag and drop doesn't work.

Post by **erikv11** » 09 Feb 2018, 13:33

Kazbear wrote: 09 Feb 2018, 12:41 ... Now I have a major coolant leak, but I will track that down. Seems like it's from the water pump. ...

Check on the side of the head near the passenger side firewall, where the water pipe connects. Pesky and inaccessible, the paper gasket often gets folded or dislodged causing a leak there.

Kazbear · Post by **Kazbear** » 09 Feb 2018, 16:07

erikv11 wrote: 09 Feb 2018, 13:33
Kazbear wrote: 09 Feb 2018, 12:41 ... Now I have a major coolant leak, but I will track that down. Seems like it's from the water pump. ...
Check on the side of the head near the passenger side firewall, where the water pipe connects. Pesky and inaccessible, the paper gasket often gets folded or dislodged causing a leak there.

Ugh! Yeah, that was a pain

Kazbear · Post by **Kazbear** » 12 Feb 2018, 09:15

bent exhaust valves

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Valves

Lifter

Piston

Cleaned and Lapped

Kazbear · Post by **Kazbear** » 19 Feb 2018, 11:08

erikv11 wrote: 09 Feb 2018, 13:33
Kazbear wrote: 09 Feb 2018, 12:41 ... Now I have a major coolant leak, but I will track that down. Seems like it's from the water pump. ...
Check on the side of the head near the passenger side firewall, where the water pipe connects. Pesky and inaccessible, the paper gasket often gets folded or dislodged causing a leak there.

Well, this is fun.
It would appear that I have now stripped one of the threads in the head at the pipe.

Do you think I will have any luck with some kind of thread repair kit? Helicoil?

Post by **rspi** » 20 Feb 2018, 09:39

I like these:

Kazbear · Post by **Kazbear** » 23 Feb 2018, 09:39

As you know, the location of those bolts is not easily accessed. I dread pulling this head off again.

If anyone has some kind of magic self tapping bolt suggestion, I would be elated.

Post by **loosenut** » 26 Feb 2018, 09:30

I have a trick that will work..........never fails..

Post by **loosenut** » 28 Feb 2018, 06:51

ok so in case anyone needs this trick...
take the bolt and hold it with a pair of vise grips on the head.
take a sledge hammer and smash the threads flatten them a bit on both sides so then you have an "oval" type bolt.
then this new bolt will cut new threads use the proper torque and walaa....

Post by **erikv11** » 28 Feb 2018, 09:06

Lol at the drama of it all ... but nice tip!