Finally Finished!!! Woot!!! Thanks!!

[AJ'S 88NA]

^^You know I still have my original TB gasket and it still seals.

 

[jgcable]

^^You know I still have my original TB gasket and it still seals.

I am still confused about the retorque. Here is a picture. Do I seperate at #1 or #2 that I have circled? When I do spark plugs I remove at point #1.

 

[Facime]

ohh, lol. Sorry I have to admit that I wasnt paying attention to the fact we we're in the GE section. Yes, pull the y pipe from the plenum, (leave the TB connected to the y pipe) to gain access to the cam cover.

 

[jgcable]

ohh, lol. Sorry I have to admit that I wasnt paying attention to the fact we we're in the GE section. Yes, pull the y pipe from the plenum, (leave the TB connected to the y pipe) to gain access to the cam cover.

Well, I retorqued the head and I changed the coolant and the oil/filter.
Good thing I retorqued the head. Some of the bolts were to spec, others were off as much as 15ft/lbs!!!
Anyway, I retorqued them in proper order to 73ft lbs and she is good to go.
There wasn't as drop of coolant in the oil and the coolant was very clean too.
My hats off to you guys who can do a retorque in an hour!!! It took me 2.5.
Here are a few pics!!!

 

[Phantom]

That is one clean engine. I like how the valve covers kind of blend in with the color of the car.

I'm NA also and I think I might need a rebuild. I'm hoping at least not for another six months.

 

[jdub]

Is a re-torque really necessary on a n/a totally stock car that is not beat on??
........
A couple of buddies of mine who are mechanics said they would re-torque if the motor was built of it it was a turbo but for a stock automatic car they wouldn't bother with a retorque.

Believe me now?

:slap:

Glad you did it...a re-do on a HG job sucks

 

[jgcable]

Believe me now?

:slap:

Glad you did it...a re-do on a HG job sucks

Yes I do!!!! Thanks!!

 

[92TealSupra]

I finally finished the head gasket on my 1987 NA Supra. Its just a daily driver.

I replaced:

Head gasket (stock Felpro)
I stripped the head and had a machine shop repair a rear water jacket and plain it flat.
I installed new:
valve stem seals
injector cushions
injector o-rings
water pump
timing belt
all new gaskets
front cam seals
New Toyota head bolts (I torked them to 72ft lbs. in 5 passes)
I painted an detailed everything
I spend about 4 weeks on it. I studied until my eyes bled, I asked tons of questions here and I followed the TRSM and the Haynes manual that I have.
I didn't have a single bolt left.
I pulled out my timing light and started her up this morning. She started right up but was running like crap. I broke out the timing light, jumped the diagnostic port as per the manual directs and set the timing to 10 degrees BTDC. She is running beautiful. I let her run for around 20 minutes and removed the radiator cap and had to put in about 2 pints.
I started her back up and she started instantly, idles at 650, no leaks, no vacuum leaks. Basically she purrs like a kitten.

I am so happy. Thank all you guys so much for all the help. I couldn't have done it without your help!!!

Good job man. always a task to do that stuff.