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Old 12-30-2006, 12:27 PM
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After cleaning all the gasket crap off my block, my hat is off to the guys who swap their heads with the engine still in the car. I would hate to think I had to lean over a fender and do that ****.
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It sucks. Mine are off now. 2nd time.
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yep swapping lifters in the car is far from fun.
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Leaning over? You climb inside the engine bay.
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heads have been off three seperate times for various reasons sine ive swapped them, leak, and collapsed lifters real are a pita
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I've done it twice. Not as bad as an in-engine valvespring swap, but it does suck.
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In engine valve spring swap is tough... Unless you have the crane double spring tool..
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Leaning over? You climb inside the engine bay.
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Leaning over? You climb inside the engine bay.
as well. I stand were the radiator goes. It makes reaching to the back a lot easier.
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Originally Posted by N4cer
Leaning over? You climb inside the engine bay.
Damn straight, I spent an hour on each deck surface cleaning off the old gasket getting ready for the new heads. End result...a deck that looked like it came from a machine shop
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