04-29-2018, 08:33 AM
I love that you put all the information in here. I actually found all this on your site. During my beligerant worries i forgot the spare head and all the clips on it. I found a good one and replaced the broken clip.
No damage was found on the inside of the head and nothing was clogged. i must not have tightened the retaining nuts down tight enough? a few were loose as well. Pulled out the broken clip.
i re-tightened head bolts to 52 ft lbs and always only tighten the cam bolts down to 100 inch pounds as you say. I tighten them in the proper sequence. I actually valve lash using the lobes on only the intake side so its good to know its 1:1 but i totally forgot that the rocker arm is slotted and i just slide a big ol bent feeler gauge under there on the exhaust valves. I will re valve lash at 2000 miles after the head change with your new specs of .003 cold THANK YOU for that info!!
i just completed the 500 mile oil change as well so it should be good.
Slapped everything back together and it starts up and runs fine! hopefully no problems in the future! You wana hear something funny??? I have a sneaky suspicion the cheap oreilly fuel pressure regulator i had so many problems with dried and cracked when the car sat for the head job, and is now leaking slightly because i have a little wobble in my timing (wanders slightly even with jumper installed). I remember that was one of the symptoms when i had the fuel problems. I will have to slap the gauge back on at some point and make sure everything is ok.
Kick drives fine now with some pick up. I will let you know if anything else occurs. thanks again!!!
No damage was found on the inside of the head and nothing was clogged. i must not have tightened the retaining nuts down tight enough? a few were loose as well. Pulled out the broken clip.
i re-tightened head bolts to 52 ft lbs and always only tighten the cam bolts down to 100 inch pounds as you say. I tighten them in the proper sequence. I actually valve lash using the lobes on only the intake side so its good to know its 1:1 but i totally forgot that the rocker arm is slotted and i just slide a big ol bent feeler gauge under there on the exhaust valves. I will re valve lash at 2000 miles after the head change with your new specs of .003 cold THANK YOU for that info!!
i just completed the 500 mile oil change as well so it should be good.
Slapped everything back together and it starts up and runs fine! hopefully no problems in the future! You wana hear something funny??? I have a sneaky suspicion the cheap oreilly fuel pressure regulator i had so many problems with dried and cracked when the car sat for the head job, and is now leaking slightly because i have a little wobble in my timing (wanders slightly even with jumper installed). I remember that was one of the symptoms when i had the fuel problems. I will have to slap the gauge back on at some point and make sure everything is ok.
Kick drives fine now with some pick up. I will let you know if anything else occurs. thanks again!!!