BHG Repair

[SUPRAHUMAN]

still cleaning the engine bay. wish i would of took a b4 pic but oh well, some simple green and about a million shop towels later.. Tomo i clean the block and more of the engine bay.


arp studs came in the mail today!:icon_bigg

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

Block and engine bay looking really good.

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

pics of the clean block.. is it clean enough for the gasket?

 

[CyFi6]

Nice work man!

 

[suprarx7nut]

Yeah that looks pretty good. It's hard to get it much better than that without digging into the surface. Throw an OEM gasket on there and you're in business!

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

thanks guys!


question: the derections that came witht the arp studs say to torque them down to 90lbs, but the specs are for a 7mgte. is that also the right specs for an 7mge?

 

[AJ'S 88NA]

thanks guys!


question: the derections that came witht the arp studs say to torque them down to 90lbs, but the specs are for a 7mgte. is that also the right specs for an 7mge?

Would be the same for either.

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

got the head on today. i just have to go to the hardware store to buy an 1/2 inch to 3/8 inch adapter for my torque wrench. and a 12point 15mm socket to torque the head studs down to 90lbs.:naughty:

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

:biggrinbo:

 

[CyFi6]

Don't forget you MUST use a bottoming tap to tap all the headbolt holes out when you use studs. The stock holes are gunked up and do no thread all the way to the very bottom, so the studs will sit too high if you don't.

Did you remember to do this? The studs should screw all the way down into the block if done properly

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

Did you remember to do this? The studs should screw all the way down into the block if done properly

I used a 12x1.25mm tap. I thought it didnt look right either so i screwed a stock head bolt in all the way and marked it with sharpee. then did the same with the arp stud. the depth that the bolt and stud threads reached were the same. the thread count on the arp studs is greater so i figured thats y it stuck out some. did i do something wrong? end result is like the pics shown.


just to be strait 90lbs is okay to torque the stud to? doing it later tonight. had to buy a 12point 14mm socket..

 

[gtsfirefighter]

Your engine bay looks nice and clean. Can we see the rest of the car?

When the gasket blew, did the oil and coolant mix?

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

Your engine bay looks nice and clean. Can we see the rest of the car?

When the gasket blew, did the oil and coolant mix?

thanks man. haha sure once im done with this ill post some pics but its been sitting for about 2 years so its not very impressive to say the least right now.

a little but when i drained the oil it looked ok.

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

got the cams on and torqued the bearing caps to 14lbs. got the timing belt on just one problem…. pin on the exhuast side that holds the cam pully in place is missing.. lame! so i have to wait and see if the machine shop that i gave the head and cams to has it or a replacement.

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

finished my fuel injector cleaning meachine and it works like a charm.:naughty:

 

[AJ'S 88NA]

Make sure you rotate the motor by hand a couple of revs and check all your marks again, lot of people forget that step.

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

Make sure you rotate the motor by hand a couple of revs and check all your marks again, lot of people forget that step.

okay i wont forget. ill do it the second i get that damn cam pin...

 

[turbo1963]

just put new head and it making a bad sound don,t want it is help

 

[BlackDynamite]

Nice Thread. I'm a supporter of pics ;] I've been here, done that. Did you buy new exhaust studs or are you going to reuse the old ones? 99% of the time, the exhuast nut is siezed on the stud, pull whole thing out. A lot of people tend to use the old ones and over tighten them, Causing the hole to be striped, or when they reheat/cooldown after rebuild they tend to back out/ fallout, stud and all. If you use the old ones(OR new ones), i've found using a super high temp thread locker and tightening them down snug. Then let them sit for a night. When you start the car for the first time after rebuild, it will smell slightly, then thats it. I'd recomend it, just so you don't have an exhaust leak right at the head, which having the leak would pretty much going angainst all the head work you have done already.

 

[SUPRAHUMAN]

glad ppl share my pain. haha. I used the old ones but they look to be in goodshape. the car wasnt drove hard and has 137k so i trust the exhust studs are good. thanks for the advice. still havnt fired her up yet..couple small issues.