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| Author: | Wally [ Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Blown headgasket??? |
Well yesterday night as I was driving back home from around universal studios I notice my car overheating like always My questions is what should I do re torque the head and call it a day or replace the head gasket already. Is the head gasket seeing damage already or what. Also my antifreeze and coolant are not mixing. The head that is on there right now was the head from the detonated motor I bought. Should I rebuild this head since I can see oil on the exhaust valves or buy a good head and rebuild that one. What would you guys recommend I do. Before the headgasket thing my motor was seeing 170 across the board now it just drive weird. I didnt let the motor see crazy heat once the needle started going a little bit past the middle point I would pull over and let it cool down. Should I have both the head and block resurfaced or what. |
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| Author: | H8VTEC [ Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blown headgasket??? |
replace the gasket and make sure you torque the head down this time |
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| Author: | clockworktoy [ Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blown headgasket??? |
Pull head, check block and head for flatness, new gasket, new arp's (don't know how old the ones you have are or how many times you have tried to torqued them and possibly stretched them) TORQUE WRENCH. |
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| Author: | Illeagle [ Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blown headgasket??? |
re-torque and see if it fixes it. If not, pull the head. Worth a shot. |
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| Author: | Wally [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blown headgasket??? |
| Author: | Illeagle [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blown headgasket??? |
retorque. If not fix = pull head. Simple as that. |
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| Author: | SOADweskey [ Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Blown headgasket??? |
Also, I've always torqued my ARP head studs to 90 ft-lbs. That 70 business is for pansy stock head bolts. |
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