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I have never heard of using silicone gasket on the head, and it is probably for several reasons such as the fact that the sealant would press over into the cylinders and oil/water channels, which could cause trouble for you later on. The oil pump, for instance, CANNOT handle any solids whatsoever because of the type of pump that it is. I believe that the water pump is a blade-type, not a gerotor. Solids in the cylinders is a bad idea for obvious reasons.
Ah ok that makes sense about getting pressed over into a chamber it shouldn't be. Thanks for the info and well still waiting on the gasket of course. I'm about to check the tracking info no and see where it is lol.
I'm still trying to round up some cheap but brand new head bolts. About $20 seems to be the going price, but I'm still checking and hope to find something with free shipping.
I'm still trying to round up some cheap but brand new head bolts. About $20 seems to be the going price, but I'm still checking and hope to find something with free shipping.
Yeah, $20 is about what you'll pay. RockAuto will ship them in the next couple of days, and the cost will still be about $20, if not a little less. My two sets ran me about $38-40, I can't remember.
Yeah, $20 is about what you'll pay. RockAuto will ship them in the next couple of days, and the cost will still be about $20, if not a little less. My two sets ran me about $38-40, I can't remember.
Yes sir that seems to be the going price bro, the head bolts and the head gaskets hover around $20 at the least.
I found these here in the pic(if it's showing) with free shipping and almost a 100% feedback rating
Ok guys hope you all are well . I can see why the DomesticGaskets company has a 100% feedback rating because they certainly delivered on their service. The gasket came today, here's the pics:
So before I put the gasket on, I did one last prep job on the block gasket surface, and cleaned debri from the bolt holes and the coolant holes and the oil holes, and also it was suggested to rub a little oil inside the piston well walls so it wont have a ruff start. So that's all done and the gasket has been placed. Please see the following pics
Ok guys so this is after a thorough cleaning and prep of the head gasket surface. I used brake cleaner to wide away all the oil. Next a I used a razor blade to scrape off the old gasket residue and blew out the debri. Next I proceeded with the scotch pad and repeated the process. I noticed the coolant passages were constricted by corrosion. I used a kind of pick tool to mind out and remove the corrosion. I cleaned out the oil passages. I turned the head back up and shook it to shake out all the deri I scraped up from the previous process. So lastly I soaked a rag with brake cleaner and gave one final wipe off/out and that's when I took the pics above
So here we are hehehe, back up right. No new head bolts yet but about to order them soon. I'm out for now guys I'll update/reply soon and all comments negative/positive appreciated cheers!
So here we are hehehe, back up right. No new head bolts yet but about to order them soon. I'm out for now guys I'll update/reply soon and all comments negative/positive appreciated cheers!
Good work so far! Please keep in mind that you need your head bolt washers as well as the new head bolts. Using the old ones is fine, but the bolts don't come with them. I would change the oil after you get it together, just so that trash that fell down into the block gets washed out.
Great job. I'm a bit worried about the corrosion on the head, if it gets worse then it will allow the coolant to get into the cylinders and kill the engine. I marked the areas in red, maybe experts can chime in if its a major concern
Good work so far! Please keep in mind that you need your head bolt washers as well as the new head bolts. Using the old ones is fine, but the bolts don't come with them. I would change the oil after you get it together, just so that trash that fell down into the block gets washed out.
Oh thank you so much for reminding me about the washers buddy! Man I honestly forgot about that for a short while until I read your post. I had put the old head bolts in a bag and tossed them to the side not thinking about those oh so precious washers still together in the bag lol thanks for the quick reminder!
Great job. I'm a bit worried about the corrosion on the head, if it gets worse then it will allow the coolant to get into the cylinders and kill the engine. I marked the areas in red, maybe experts can chime in if its a major concern
Oh yes thanks for bringing up those areas you have marked bro, umm lets see...If I'm not mistaken as I examined those marks they looked like actual nicks/chips. I'm not sure how to describe it. The best way I can say it is it looks like someone removed the head and bumped hard on something and it caused the nicks or marks(it wasn't me by the way lol) . This brings me to mention something else guys. Ok the head must have been removed before. Yeah that's right I remember standing in the yard checking out the car with the latest previous owner and we said the timing belt broke and he got someone to do the piston job because of damage from the timing snap. Ok so maybe those nicks you have circled came from a previous mechanic(maybe not certified) that did the internal engine work and maybe he bumped the head against something. And or had the head resurfaced (maybe did it himself) and it got nicked during the resurface work. Lots of questions but I guess we'll never know guys. Like did they change the head gasket or reuse the same one? Did they use a torque wrench for proper tightening specs on the head bolts? Or better yet did they reuse the old head bolts? Wow lots of good questions I wish I was more entuned to asking in the heat and excitement of the moment
