flat rate head gasket swap
06-27-2005, 10:57 PM
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flat rate head gasket swap
the last time i took the heads off this engine, i read the wrong torque specs and under-torqued the head bolts by 35ft-lbs
lol, lets just say the head lifted and caused some irreversable head gasket damage. its to my understanding the after one torque these stock 5.0 head bolts are garabge, i dont have any cash right now, and i need the car. so the bolts go back on overtorqued 10 ft-lbs... as if it would made a difference
anyways, replaced the gasket, pulls more vacuum now. i loaned my timing gun to a friend and dont have it, so i set it to a nice idle and i guess i better not get on the gas until i set it right
oh, it was flat rate because i reused the IM gaskets and just siliconed up the front and rear IM gaskets
i also bought a real fitting for the drivers side turbo. instead of the stock elbow tube thing that was on there before. if you look close you can see it lol
pics and little video
https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss...ang_idling.wmv
lol, lets just say the head lifted and caused some irreversable head gasket damage. its to my understanding the after one torque these stock 5.0 head bolts are garabge, i dont have any cash right now, and i need the car. so the bolts go back on overtorqued 10 ft-lbs... as if it would made a difference
anyways, replaced the gasket, pulls more vacuum now. i loaned my timing gun to a friend and dont have it, so i set it to a nice idle and i guess i better not get on the gas until i set it right
oh, it was flat rate because i reused the IM gaskets and just siliconed up the front and rear IM gaskets
i also bought a real fitting for the drivers side turbo. instead of the stock elbow tube thing that was on there before. if you look close you can see it lol
pics and little video
https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss...ang_idling.wmv
06-27-2005, 11:53 PM
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Re: flat rate head gasket swap
Originally Posted by needahonda
reuse your head bolts...they wernt streached in the first place ...i've reused them before on engines ive put together and no problems.
06-28-2005, 12:02 AM
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Re: flat rate head gasket swap
but you under torqued them ...so they shouldnt have streached... dont over torqure them.... if its not to late 
BTW take my advise about 5.0's with a grain of sand....never worked on them...but i have rebuilt 3 engines before
BTW take my advise about 5.0's with a grain of sand....never worked on them...but i have rebuilt 3 engines before
06-28-2005, 12:05 AM
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Re: flat rate head gasket swap
Originally Posted by needahonda
but you under torqued them ...so they shouldnt have streached... dont over torqure them.... if its not to late
BTW take my advise about 5.0's with a grain of sand....never worked on them...but i have rebuilt 3 engines before
BTW take my advise about 5.0's with a grain of sand....never worked on them...but i have rebuilt 3 engines before
i bought the car with a blow HG, reused those bolts. undertorqued them, but they were orginals. and i just re-used themagain :_p
