Sorry to hear it, keep us posted.
Glen
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: I wish it was going to be that simple.
: We just came in from putting the front
: plate on.
:
: I will tell you the following so you
: won't repeat my mistake.
:
: Before using the impact gun cycling
: between forward and reverse to get the
: pulley nut off, we tried the rope in
: the bore method to apply torque to the
: nut. I knew we had put too much torque
: on the pulley nut when we started to
: bend our breaker bar (a huge 3/4"
: drive Craftsman bar). I had a gut
: feeling something was going to have
: been damaged.
:
: So... after we got the front plate on I
: did a leak down test. First I went to
: #1 since we didn't touch it. I got
: about a 10-15% leak. Meh. Then I
: moved the connection to #4. No
: pressure and all the air going into the
: block (no audible intake or exhaust
: leakage).
:
: Tomorrow I will do a couple of
: screening tests and then the head will
: come off. I have not been into the top
: of this engine so I don't know what to
: expect. I hope I have not shattered a
: piston and that maybe all I have done
: is unseat the head gasket by stretching
: or breaking a head stud. More details
: will follow in a new thread once I know
: what lies ahead.
:
: I hope others will learn from my
: mistake and if they choose to use the
: rope trick, keep the torque applied to
: sane values.
:
: Doug L.
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: If a chunk of oil-soaked gasket came
: out,
: you sure have found the source of the
: leak.
: Straighten and align the sealing block,
: seal everything well, and it'll be
: fine.
: Glen
:
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