Re: [SPAM] Re: Replace head?

From: Gary Hedlin (superdak@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:22:33 EDT


Tony,

Sending you something off-list.

Gary

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:31 PM, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org> wrote:
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> seems if the adjuster is lose it may not be opening, I thought these rode right on the cam...? are they individually adjustable ? might tilt cam , remove chain and then remove head, yes, front cover will probably have to come off to get to tension adjustment on the timing chain..... DO align #1 TDC before removing anything....
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> >From John's iPhone
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> On Sep 12, 2012, at 8:23 PM, tony@tasteofthemidway.com wrote:
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> do I need to pull all of the chains? or can I pull the head loose and
> remove the chain then?
> �
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>> I think all you need to do is remove the front timing cover,
> intake
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>> manifold and exhaust manifold to get the heads off. Cam should
> stay
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>> on the head.
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>>
>
>> Gary
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>>
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>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 6:36 PM, <tony@tasteofthemidway.com>
> wrote:
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>> about 100K on it...
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>>>
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>>> pulled valve cover replaced bad
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>>> lash adjuster, put rocker back on, very loose. thus exhaust valve
> not
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>>> closing and reason for low comp. only 2 thoughts on why not
> closing were
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>>> carbon wedged in it, or seat came out...
>
>>>
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>>> do I need to
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>>> 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?
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>>>
>
>>> never worked on a 4.7 crazy OHC
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>>> stuff!
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>>>
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>>> not alot of room to wrk in there
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>>> either.
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>>> Thanks!!!
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>>> Tony.
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>>>>
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>>>
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>>>> I would pop the valve cover first just to see what is. You
> should
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>>> be
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>>>
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>>>> able to see at that point exactly what's up, unless the valve
> face
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>>> is
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>>>
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>>>> burned or you have damaged rings. I'd shop around for a
> short
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>>> block
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>>>
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>>>> you might get a better deal than the $400. Pulling heads is
> not a
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>>> big
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>>>
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>>>> deal unless you have to go borrow tools then you probably
> have
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>>> never
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>>>
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>>>> done it before. May just have to get a payday loan to get
> this
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>>> thing
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>>>
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>>>> fixed.
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>>>
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>>>> You don't say how many miles on it. If it's fairly low
> mileage
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>>> valve
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>>>
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>>>> job would be worth it. If high mileage, valve job &
> restoration
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>>> of
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>>>
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>>>> proper combustion pressure might cause trouble for the bottom
> end.
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>>>
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>>>>
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>>>
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>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>>
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>>>
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>>>> On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:49 PM,
> "tony@tasteofthemidway.com"
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>>>
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>>>> <tony@tasteofthemidway.com> wrote:
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>> Ok,
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>>>
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>>>>> �
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>>>
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>>>>> I did a compression check only like 50 # comp in
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>>>
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>>>>> #8...
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>>>
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>>>>> So valve IS open, problem is, is it still carbon?or
> the
>
>>>
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>>>>> seat?
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>>>
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>>>>> �
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>>>
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>>>>> I poured marvel Mystery oil down the plug hole
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>>>
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>>>>> and cranked it, let it sit and fired it up, still no go,
> just
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>>> lots of
>
>>>
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>>>>> smoke...
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>>>
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>>>>> �
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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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>>>
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>>>>> How
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>>>
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>>>>> hard is it to pull pass side head?
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>>>
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>>>>> anyone do a
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>>>
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>>>>> 4.7?
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>>>
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>>>>> �
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>>>
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>>>>> and what would be a good $ to get valves done on
>
>>>
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>>>>> it? or am I better off new head? Advance auto has $399
> with cam
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>>> and all
>
>>>
>
>>>>> installed... still alot of $
>
>>>
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>>>>> �
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>>>
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>>>>> any ideas?
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>>>
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>>>>> This
>
>>>
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>>>>> didn't have any valve issues when parked, so how could
> seat come
>
>>> out
>
>>>
>
>>>>> just
>
>>>
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>>>>> from sitting?
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>>>
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>>>>> �
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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!
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>>>
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>>>>> Thanks....
>
>>>
>
>>>>> Tony
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>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>
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>> --
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>> Gary Hedlin
>
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>
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>
>>
>
>> --Many talk about those who died, but too few talk about those who
>
>> survived... THANK A VET!
>
>>
>
>>
>

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