What am I doing wrong. I do as I was told years ago. I read my haynes manual. Then read my gregories manual. then read my Scientific publications manual. Just to see wether either of them were lieing. Then I check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check and then check again. I did my first head gasket and it is still holding strong two years later. I numbered every bolt and drew a diagram to shew where every thing went. I missed out on all the parts on the back and the look of sympathy. It is just not fair. Haa haa haa. Rick White.
--- Tom Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It's the small positive things about a weekend like that which ease the >aches and pains: for example the relationship you cultivate with the >people at your local parts shop, who give you a smile when you purchase >your first head gasket, then a smirk as you purchase your second later >that day, a sympathetic pat on the back when you buy a timing cover >gasket set first thing the next morning, and a cheer when you flog the >tyres in the carpark that afternoon :) > >Richard Clough wrote: > >> Just finished what could only be described a Datsun Weekend. >> >> Saturday afternoon, casually started to repair a simple blown head >> gasket on my sons partner's car. Removed the head to find no >> apparent breaks in the gasket but water gallery corrosion in the head >> is close to the gasket metal surrounding the cylinder bore, suggesting >> may be water could be getting past the gasket. Discard the head. >> >> Fortunately we have a recently acquired A87 L20B head which is sitting >> on the bench. So lets clean it up and drop it on temporarily, despite >> the 7.5 to 1 compression. >> >> Install head and, guess what, the timing chain wedge has come loose! >> >> Out with radiator, off with the front pulley, water pump, oil pump, >> front timing cover, and reinstall the cam chain tensioner. >> Reverse all removals, with new gaskets of course, and tension the >> head. Replace oil pump and set it at 11.25, drop in the dizzy, >> connect the battery and crank, and crank, and crank. It has spark, >> fuel in the bowl but no fire! >> Its 9.30 pm, we're outside working with a small flouro light, its mid >> winter. Off to bed. >> >> Today. Assume compression is too low to get the fire started, so >> replace A87 head with a W 53 head currently on a recently acquired >> Stanza motor. Off with the A87 head, chocking the chain very tightly >> this time. Off with the Stanza head, what a beauty, it looks like it's >> brand new! The gaskets haven't even stuck to it. Bolt it on to the >> 1600 block, bolt up everything else and, *&%$#, the original hardened >> heater hoses are splitting along their length as I try to install >> them. Fit new heater hoses and clamps. >> >> Check all bolts are tightened. Whats this? A stripped thread in the >> thermostat housing and water is pissing out!. Replace housing by >> canibalising spare car in shed. Finally ready! >> >> Crank, and Crank, and Crank. Silence. Sounds of spanners hitting >> ground hard and loud swearing. Short think break. >> >> Check timing, spark, fuel. Fuel? Yep the bowl is full, but hang on, is >> fuel is flowing down carb throat! No. Place hand over carb while son >> cranks again. A few coughs, then action! At last, engine settles to >> it usual very smooth idle. >> >> Ask son what made him think he'd blown a head gasket. >> Answer, car wouldnt start and he figured as the head was "sus" and the >> engine was loosing water, the head gasket had blown! He also thought >> there was water on no 3 plug. >> >> Did I just do two head jobs for a blocked jet in the carb and a >> leaking heater hose? >> Who knows, but the car is purring again like a good datsun should. >> >> >> >> --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- >> OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- >> Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> No unauthorised redistribution of this email >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _____________________________________________________________ Get Your free Ozdat Email Account ---> http://www.ozdat.com _____________________________________________________________ Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
