head gasket

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:01 pm

ChemCool wrote:And listen to what Toby said, torque with hand.

how come no-one ever listens to what i say???

you really should get a torque wrench that reads that low.

i will check what pages in the manual and post it now now - as in a few hours time. or maybe tomorrow, depends on how long it takes for the Ouzo to wear off!!!

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:19 pm

Yes VC, cant argu with you on this one. You right. get the right tools for the job

Chem

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:31 pm

ai tog!

1. cam caps fastened! 100% that is in the owners manual

2. head not fastened with the h e a d b o l t s. i need the torque settings and tightnng sequence for the h e a d b o l t s

where do i get the full manual, i have downloaded three now from different sites but they are all the same

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:41 pm

is ok, google helped. 1stly to 29 nm then to 103. loosen all and repeat

Tightening order

9 3 1 5 7
8 6 2 4 10

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:57 am

Perfect... 103 is correct... not like my signature... my arp's went 109

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm

so after some stress of not knowing if the timing belt was set right, two beers to relax and then the guts to turn the key, she runs

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:15 pm

Great Charl.
Chem

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:56 pm

awesome man...

may you have many happy km's!!!

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:03 pm

Awesome Charl!! Does this mean you joining us tomorrow?

This is fantastic news! I love it when a rebuild works out

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:52 pm

Daniel wrote:sh1t sh1t sh1t sh1t sh1t sh1t sh1t sh1t

somethings still wrong, its still overheating exactly like it did before...maby even quicker!
HELP!!!! HELP!!!!

and even worse now i think i put something back wrong coz its driving horrid, engine sounds beter than before but pulls like its running on 3cyl

just run out of time, you cant believe everything that can go wrong, tools breaking ect. and those fcuking media bastards, it took forever to fix there fcukup

so what were your findings Daniel? Just did my headgasket and it's also still overherheating. Just did a slow 40km run at 120km'h wihout the bonnet and when i stopped the temp needle lifted..

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:27 am

So whats this stuff?

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:24 am

mayonnaise!!!

just... please dont spread it on your bread! it wont taste lekka and it'll probably kill you!!!!

it means your engines oil is mixing with your engines water somewhere. usually the headgasket!

sorry for the bad news on christmas day broo!

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:31 am

ya i always wonderd why you always found water in the oil but not oil in the water. i was hoping it was just something burning of for a while. so i assume this is whats causing the overheating, the oil sticking on all the pipes and blocking flow and radiator stopping the heat transfer

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:09 am

could it not just be oil that went in to the water jackets when transporting the head to the engineers etc. and no burning off? water and oil dont really mix so i would say this coud take some time. the overheating isn't that much and rises slower, its just if you dont move it keeps on climbing. there is no water usage either. i just can't undrstand if oil gets in to the water, the water surely has to go in to the oil. there is no water droplets on the dip stick etc.

yes the fan runs, ive bypaased it so i swich it on all the time and the thermostat is 100% going to take it out for now so i can keep on flushing

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:34 am

You won't find water on your dip stick, best way to find out is to drain the oil, if the oil is greyish then you know.... Then you must find out how its mixing...

If the oil is fine, pour it back in

Also try to flush out your water system, the little oil on the head should not do that, that looks like quite a bit of oil. It can also from oil that got into your water system when you removed the head, very common.