My first major DIY job - Head Gaskets and More
#21
Finally got back on this project... a 4 foot long 1" pipe was employed as a breaker bar to loosen the head bolts. Sure enough, a bad blowout; the passenger side head gasket was blown on one of the middle cylinders in such a way that coolant was not leaking into the engine, and we didn't experience power loss either (we didn't drive it much once it started to sound like a steam engine).
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#25
So this is the passenger side, and the head gasket blew on the lower side of the second cylinder from the front. Luckily, no damage to the block...
No the cylinder does not look different or steam cleaned, so that is a good thing...
#27
Have fun this weekend!
#29
At this point, I need to ask for HELP!
My head gasket kit from Atlantic British came with instructions regarding the sequence and torque specs for the head bolts, but I can't find the sequence and torque specs anywhere for the intake manifold.
I even tried to download the RAVE manual, but that's not working either due to my computer (macbook) or my lack of technical savvy with computers.
Everyone simply states "refer to RAVE" when talking about putting these back together, why won't someone write it up on this forum?
PLEASE!
#30
Here you go. You're talking about the lower manifold, right?
Yep there's lots of carbon build up in this engine.
At this point, I need to ask for HELP!
My head gasket kit from Atlantic British came with instructions regarding the sequence and torque specs for the head bolts, but I can't find the sequence and torque specs anywhere for the intake manifold.
I even tried to download the RAVE manual, but that's not working either due to my computer (macbook) or my lack of technical savvy with computers.
Everyone simply states "refer to RAVE" when talking about putting these back together, why won't someone write it up on this forum?
PLEASE!
At this point, I need to ask for HELP!
My head gasket kit from Atlantic British came with instructions regarding the sequence and torque specs for the head bolts, but I can't find the sequence and torque specs anywhere for the intake manifold.
I even tried to download the RAVE manual, but that's not working either due to my computer (macbook) or my lack of technical savvy with computers.
Everyone simply states "refer to RAVE" when talking about putting these back together, why won't someone write it up on this forum?
PLEASE!
Last edited by golgafrinch; 04-11-2016 at 04:57 PM.
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