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    head gasket didn't seal!?!?!

    Well I walked away till I cooled down (it took a while, and I bought something smaller, better mileage for my daily). So I charged up the battery and moved it from where it's been collecting dust. I read through this post to bring myself back up to speed. As per the last question... The...
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    head gasket didn't seal!?!?!

    I think I'm just gonna lite it on fire. Or maybe walk away from it for a week or so till I have the patience to try again
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    head gasket didn't seal!?!?!

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    head gasket didn't seal!?!?!

    Both were resurfaced and vacuume tested.
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    head gasket didn't seal!?!?!

    97' vortec 5.0 Initial problem... radiator boiling over. Bubbles in the radiator (watching with the cap off) = head gasket time. So that's what I did. And holy **** i was meticulous about it. For all the duct tape/ bailing wire crap I've gotten away with in my life, this one was gonna be by...
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    rocker arm adjustment

    Okay, just got done. I did it the "long way", EIOC... one cylinder at a time. I was finally able to wrap my mind around it. Understanding what I did will open the door to me possibly using a quicker method. I grew up doing valve adjustments on air cooled vw's every 3000 miles. The Ol' SBC is...
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    spark plug shrouds

    Sorry, its been a long day. There's slight differences in the different shrouds. I'm wondering if they're supposed to go in specific spots.
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    spark plug shrouds

    The stock little sheet metal shrouds, that bolt to the manifolds to help keep the plug wires from touching the exhaust manifolds. I know I've got one in the right place because it's got a cutout for the oil dipstick. The others I'm not sure. When I went to put the plug wires on yesterday the...
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    rocker arm adjustment

    so..... the valve covers don't come off without moving some things around a bit. On the passenger side I just had to bend the bracket on the back of the engine up to clear the cover.... that was easy. The drivers side was a different story. The p/s a/c bracket does block the cover from coming...
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    rocker arm adjustment

    Its vortec. I'm probably gonna work on it this afternoon. I'll update when I get it figured unless somebody answers before then
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    rocker arm adjustment

    Okay. I think I've got a grasp on the procedure and so I think I'm starting to understand peoples preferred methods. Next question... do the valve covers clear without having to move a lot of other **** outta the way (other than the air cleaner)? It looks like the a/c - p/s bracket are pretty...
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    rocker arm adjustment

    I need to clarify something. Is valve lash supposed to be adjusted for each cylinder in the exact middle of overlap (TDC for that cylinder), or is last supposed to be set off the base circle of the cam? I'm fairly new to the SBC thing (disclaimer), but setting off TDC for the cylinder doesnt...
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    rocker arm adjustment

    Well... after a few weeks down, me being sick, and then getting rediculous with cleaning everything to make the engine compartment look showroom zero mile clean, The truck runs! but.... Well I of course adjusted the rocker arms after putting the head gaskets/ heads back on, but I think I...
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    Best place to pass Amp power wire into cab

    I'm doing a ton of cleanup work in my engine compartment while I'm doing headgaskets. Down the road I plan to add a amp/ soundsystem. While cleaning I took the overflow bottle out. I figure thats roughly the area that would work best to pass a 4ga or larger wire for a amp(s). So whats worked...
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    Overflow container restoration

    well.... just picked up a doorman unit at Autozone for $15.99. Lifetime warranty and they had it in stock. Can't really go wrong there. I'll keep my OG one in the event that I ever decide to do a purist restoration somewhere down the road.
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    Overflow container restoration

    weird question I know. But trying to make the ol' engine look factory fresh. My trucks a super straight desert south west vehicle, so I figure its worth the effort to "restore" it now. I'm guessing these will be sought after not long down the road. Hell I remember squarebodies being dime a...
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    spark plugs

    Thats rough price at all the local parts stores. I'm sure I could probably order them cheaper, but I'm hoping to have the truck running again tomorrow. Is there any difference in your running the iridium plugs (Other than the aforementioned warm fuzzys)?
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    spark plugs

    So, I posting this to ensure that I look like a cheap ******* here on the forum. I don't mind forking out for "premium" parts but hate spending money on gimmicks etc. So on the subject of spark plugs..... I can get brand name spark plugs for under $2, but then comes the iridium option. Well...
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    Lower intake manifold gasket problem

    What intake gaskets did you used. Plastic or metal backed?
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    mpfi injector removal from manifold

    Ok i got em all out pretty easy. Used a little screwdriver to help pull them up. Just kinda bounced back and forth 180 degrees and gently pried them up. Theres a little radius edge on the bottom of the metal part of the injector, that a small screwdriver cant gently catch an edge on. There are...
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    mpfi injector removal from manifold

    Ah... exactly the type thing I was looking for. I don't remember two little clips on each injector, but then again theres a lot of **** I can't remember anymore! That would explain where the resistance is coming from. Now when I break one I can solidly say i knew better, and thanks to delta p I...
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    mpfi injector removal from manifold

    I did the mpfi upgrade a few years back. I'm replacing the aluminum manifold for one in way better condition while I'm doing head gaskets. The injectors do not have clips like the original CSFI did and I don't remember there being any "snap" when placing them in the manifold. Well.... they don't...
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    head bolt torque/ angle

    Starting to torque down the heads in the truck. Got the drivers side head on. Initial 22 ft/lb. torque done. So I go to use the angle guage thing I got from orileys. Man is that thing a piece of ****. I had them order another hoping the one i got is just a defect. Even if the tool works as...
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    FI intake gaskets

    Yeah.... only $60 more dollars. But because of covid19 lockdown I'm only working 16hrs a week right now, and not sure how long that's even gonna last. Hence questioning if reuse is fesible
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    FI intake gaskets

    doing head gaskets on my 97'. The fel-pro head gasket kit I ordered came with the plastic backed (known to crack) intake gaskets. I really don't want to use these because I know they're prone to cracking. My machinist also said he's seen quite a few of those fail to seal around the water...

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