Re: Replace head?

From: Gary Hedlin (superdak@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 12 2012 - 20:47:13 EDT


I think all you need to do is remove the front timing cover, intake
manifold and exhaust manifold to get the heads off. Cam should stay
on the head.

Gary

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 6:36 PM, <tony@tasteofthemidway.com> wrote:
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>
>
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> about 100K on it...
>
> pulled valve cover replaced bad
> lash adjuster, put rocker back on, very loose. thus exhaust valve not
> closing and reason for low comp. only 2 thoughts on why not closing were
> carbon wedged in it, or seat came out...
>
> do I need to
> pull timingcover and all the chains? or can I manage to just unbolt and
> remove head and chain and have any hope of geting chain back on
> after?
>
> never worked on a 4.7 crazy OHC
> stuff!
>
> not alot of room to wrk in there
> either.
> Thanks!!!
> Tony.
>>
>
>> I would pop the valve cover first just to see what is. You should
> be
>
>> able to see at that point exactly what's up, unless the valve face
> is
>
>> burned or you have damaged rings. I'd shop around for a short
> block
>
>> you might get a better deal than the $400. Pulling heads is not a
> big
>
>> deal unless you have to go borrow tools then you probably have
> never
>
>> done it before. May just have to get a payday loan to get this
> thing
>
>> fixed.
>
>> You don't say how many miles on it. If it's fairly low mileage
> valve
>
>> job would be worth it. If high mileage, valve job & restoration
> of
>
>> proper combustion pressure might cause trouble for the bottom end.
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>>
>
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>
>
>> On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:49 PM, "tony@tasteofthemidway.com"
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>> <tony@tasteofthemidway.com> wrote:
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>> Ok,
>
>>> �
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>>> I did a compression check only like 50 # comp in
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>>> #8...
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>>> So valve IS open, problem is, is it still carbon?or the
>
>>> seat?
>
>>> �
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>>> I poured marvel Mystery oil down the plug hole
>
>>> and cranked it, let it sit and fired it up, still no go, just
> lots of
>
>>> smoke...
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>>> �
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>>> called one guy told me $1000 to pull heads and
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>>> do valve job! not an option don't have that kinda $
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>>> �
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>>> How
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>>> hard is it to pull pass side head?
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>>> anyone do a
>
>>> 4.7?
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>>> �
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>>> and what would be a good $ to get valves done on
>
>>> it? or am I better off new head? Advance auto has $399 with cam
> and all
>
>>> installed... still alot of $
>
>>> �
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>>> any ideas?
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>>> This
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>>> didn't have any valve issues when parked, so how could seat come
> out
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>>> just
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>>> from sitting?
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>>> �
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>>> any other ideas before I dive into
>
>>> removing head?
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>>> I have no garage so doing it in the driveway NOT alot
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>>> of fun!
>
>>> Thanks....
>
>>> Tony
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>>>
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>>
>

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