take both heads off if one is off?
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From: Chi-Town
take both heads off if one is off? i had to take one of the heads off, should i take off the other one too...or will leaving one from the factory and one that i put on screw things up?
Re: take both heads off if one is off? You are just fine leaving one on the motor. Just make sure you use the same thickness gasket on the one you removed (all stock gaskets are the same). Also be sure to use new head bolts, never reuse them.
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Re: take both heads off if one is off? Pulling one head is fine. I had to pull the driver's side head on a friend's car when a manifold bolt broke in the head. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Got the head off, drilled and tapped the bolthole and then reinstalled. No problems to date and her car has gone 12.0@112 with bolt ons. (A4 car).
Just be sure to clean the deck surface well and get all coolant from the bolt holes. Replace the head bolts too. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Jason
<small>[ July 02, 2002, 06:51 PM: Message edited by: Jason99T/A ]</small>
Just be sure to clean the deck surface well and get all coolant from the bolt holes. Replace the head bolts too. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Jason
<small>[ July 02, 2002, 06:51 PM: Message edited by: Jason99T/A ]</small>
