New head gaskets are $79 from Nissan. just not in the budget at the moment unfortunately :( I spent $150 on a 3bar map sensor yesterday.
zac
mark krawczuk wrote:
its a good trick too, i re used the head gasket (s) on me magna i just reringed and a 253 v8 some time ago, its good to spray some hylomar or silver paint on the head gasket if you can when u reasemble...thats if u got it but not necessary. at least with a good used headgasket its already pre stressed and u dont have to retighten.
actually outa the 40 or so engines i`ve rebuilt , i have only retorqued on e head. mark k
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Zac Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:35 PM Subject: Re: Removing snapped head bolt
Brad, thanks. It snapped a few threads from the top of the threaded section so I think I will have to take the head off again. I'll do a mark k trick and reuse the head gasket. it's only done 5 minutes of work.
Brad wrote:
Take it from one who has removed many a snapped head bolt - don't use EZ outs. They will break in the bolt and cause all sorts of complications
as
they are difficult to drill out. If the bolt head can't turn the thread
an
EZ out won't.
Get a bolt with a larger head than your head bolts, cut off the threaded portion, and weld the remaining stud onto the remaining bolt. Obviously cover the head with rags or sheet metal. The new stud should turn the
head
bolt out. If you don't have enough protruding head bolt then you will
have
to remove the head.
I recently did one on a Diesel this way, and had to drill the center of
the
head bolt and insert the new bolt and weld it very strongly to get it to hold - certainly beat taking the head off. Just watch your heat levels.
Cheers Brad
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Having never snapped a head bolt I am kinda talking out my backside, but what about and ez out? I bet you were pissed off when it happened.
On Friday 22 April 2005 10:03, Zac Campbell wrote:
In this run of bad luck I seem to be having, I just snapped a head bolt while retorquing the head. User error, but is there any way to remove the head bolt without removing the head? Might be a big ask but it would save so much f-ing around.
Cheers.
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