need help ASAP with patriot gold install! look!
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need help ASAP with patriot gold install! look!
ok im installing the patriot golds on my 243 heads and the damn seals are HARD to get down towards the seat! check out these pictures... is there suppose to be a little gap between the seat and seal? or is there some way to push them all the way down??
you can see the little gap between the seal and seat
you can see the little gap between the seal and seat
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yeah, according to ls1howto, you put a socket 10mm socket or something over the seal and lightlly tap it till it is seated(1 or 2 taps)., We did that and it worked great.
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Originally Posted by Cop Car
i used the retainers and pushed the seals down...
If you used the retainers to do the installation, I would personally pull them all off and get new ones since you might have damaged them. Otherwise, you may be back in there later for oil burning issues. You can try them as they are, but just be aware that they might be damaged from the method of installation.