good info
09-14-2004, 06:31 AM
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good info Just read the new Car craft and they did a LPE 5.3 build up.
One point they did make is that all fluid (coolant) must be removed from cylinder head bolt holes. It will cause a hydraulic lock up during torquing of new bolt and crack the block, If you think about it, how would they know this unless they did it. "learn from your mistakes"
Just thought I would add this info.
One point they did make is that all fluid (coolant) must be removed from cylinder head bolt holes. It will cause a hydraulic lock up during torquing of new bolt and crack the block, If you think about it, how would they know this unless they did it. "learn from your mistakes"
Just thought I would add this info.
09-14-2004, 08:21 AM
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JMX already covers this already in his h/c - head swap guide 
. even though to me its common knowledge i know a guy who had a GM Dealer crack his block when doing a head swap and not removing the fluid from the bolt holes. needless to say after much haggling he got a replacement Ls6 block.
. even though to me its common knowledge i know a guy who had a GM Dealer crack his block when doing a head swap and not removing the fluid from the bolt holes. needless to say after much haggling he got a replacement Ls6 block.
09-14-2004, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jrp
JMX already covers this already in his h/c - head swap guide . even though to me its common knowledge i know a guy who had a GM Dealer crack his block when doing a head swap and not removing the fluid from the bolt holes. needless to say after much haggling he got a replacement Ls6 block.
. even though to me its common knowledge i know a guy who had a GM Dealer crack his block when doing a head swap and not removing the fluid from the bolt holes. needless to say after much haggling he got a replacement Ls6 block.
common knowledge type thing....why leave a fluid in there to go through all those heat cycles? the metal already goes through enough. yer askin fer trouble, boy.....
