So i recently figured out i had a leaking head gasket, so i pulled the head and had it checked and resurfaced, now i have all my parts and a new felpro head set and a new belt, questions 1 is do i need to use any head gasket sealant? question 2 torque specs on the rocker arms, i counted the threads before i pulled the nut off but i just wanna be sure.. Other than that i have the torque specs for the head bolts but ANY advice will be greatly apprieciated
you CANNOT reuse head bolts on this engine. they are torque-to-yield. they do not re-torque properly after their first use.
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Yea i went and got sum new bolts today.now to reassemble my motor and hope it runs..lol
Got it together and all is well and its running great now!
did you get the head shaved?
yea..the shop said everything looked good and i didnt have to have it resurfaced but i did anyway
good.. always get it done. i learned my lesson haha. first time i didnt get it done. i had to redo the gasket because i ended up having cracks where the valves were in the head.
yea im happy that its goin again, i did have a lonnng explanation of what i did and stuff to get my car goin that i was guna post up but my internet shut off the second i hit post..lol
random, i know the head warps sometimes, but do you get the block checked also? or does that not get messed up?
i sent my head to the shop and they checked it and it didnt need to be resurfaced but for good measure i went ahead and did anyway..the head wasnt warped..my gasket was only leaking a litle not completly blown
Daniel Cooper wrote:i sent my head to the shop and they checked it and it didnt need to be resurfaced but for good measure i went ahead and did anyway..the head wasnt warped..my gasket was only leaking a litle not completly blown
did you check the Deck of the block? i did ask the question above you but i just learned it in school tonight how to check everything lol
im assuming u mean just the top of the block where u can see the pistons and down in the cylinders..if so i didnt have it professionally checked..i pressure washed my motor down before i tore it down so it wasnt as greasy and everything looked just fine to me...unbelieveably my block was pretty damn clean inside..but my car is running better than ever now so i guess everything was good...off topic but i drive 82 mi round trip every day to school and back and i seriously though my gas gauge was stuck because i drove to school and back today and barely used 1/8 of a tank..i usually use a quarter everyday...but if ur wondering it wasnt stuck because it did move some but not much..lol i think my new 2in intake is doin work on my gas milage i used to run a 3in..i kno it prolly helped alot that my head gasket isnt leaking anymore
Daniel Cooper wrote:im assuming u mean just the top of the block where u can see the pistons and down in the cylinders..if so i didnt have it professionally checked..i pressure washed my motor down before i tore it down so it wasnt as greasy and everything looked just fine to me...unbelieveably my block was pretty damn clean inside..but my car is running better than ever now so i guess everything was good...off topic but i drive 82 mi round trip every day to school and back and i seriously though my gas gauge was stuck because i drove to school and back today and barely used 1/8 of a tank..i usually use a quarter everyday...but if ur wondering it wasnt stuck because it did move some but not much..lol i think my new 2in intake is doin work on my gas milage i used to run a 3in..i kno it prolly helped alot that my head gasket isnt leaking anymore
Yes the Deck is the part the cylinder head sits on lol and yeah sometimes my car will drink gas like it's nothing, and sometimes ill use like 2 drops on the longest trip
lol yea im no mechanic, im a autobody tech....not to mention i just recently started working on my car..i used to be the ignore it or take it to the shop type of person..but now i listen to every creek pop squeek bump and knock my car makes...
just out of curiosity. how much did it cost to have the head resurfaced?
95LsCoupe wrote:Daniel Cooper wrote:i sent my head to the shop and they checked it and it didnt need to be resurfaced but for good measure i went ahead and did anyway..the head wasnt warped..my gasket was only leaking a litle not completly blown
did you check the Deck of the block? i did ask the question above you but i just learned it in school tonight how to check everything lol
2.2 block is cast iron. takes the fist of an angry god to make it not true.
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Anthony Doan wrote:just out of curiosity. how much did it cost to have the head resurfaced?
$80-110ish usually? That's about the range I paid to have it resurfaced and cleaned:
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95LsCoupe wrote:Rich Grayo Jr. wrote:95LsCoupe wrote:Daniel Cooper wrote:i sent my head to the shop and they checked it and it didnt need to be resurfaced but for good measure i went ahead and did anyway..the head wasnt warped..my gasket was only leaking a litle not completly blown
did you check the Deck of the block? i did ask the question above you but i just learned it in school tonight how to check everything lol
2.2 block is cast iron. takes the fist of an angry god to make it not true.
ohv or eco
the ohv has an iron block. the eco is all aluminum.
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[ion wrote: C2]Anthony Doan wrote:just out of curiosity. how much did it cost to have the head resurfaced?
$80-110ish usually? That's about the range I paid to have it resurfaced and cleaned:
I paid 30 just to get it checked and 30 to get it resurfaced and cleaned so 60 bucks
