Head Swap Hints/Advisories
05-08-2007, 03:16 PM
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Head Swap Hints/Advisories I'm doin a head swap on my '00 WS.6, im using the guide on LS1 How-To.com, and it has been pretty good so far, i am down to taking the headers and the power steering pump off, i just took the valve covers off today, does anyone yhave any hints or advisories for the rest of the adventure?
05-09-2007, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Viper
If you can, use a shopvac to vacuum out the coolant from the heads and block, makes cleanup a lot easier. Make sure you get ALL the coolant out of the bolt holes.
with wire cutters cut off just enough of the pointy inserts under winshield cowling or you will scrape your hand ugly.
you do not need to remove/disconnect a/c radiator, when ready to remove/install cam have a buddy hold it up away enough to clear cam ..
05-09-2007, 04:33 PM
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Use the shop vac to vacuum out the coolant from the front of the engine while the heads are still attached. When you finally pull the heads, youll have less coolant in there to spill.
After the heads are off, use a drinking straw and the shop vac to suck up any coolant that went down the bolt holes. Much easier than the twisted paper towel method.
After the heads are off, use a drinking straw and the shop vac to suck up any coolant that went down the bolt holes. Much easier than the twisted paper towel method.
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05-09-2007, 05:38 PM
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+1 on the drinking straw and shop vac. Tape that thing to into the shop vac and use it to clean (suck) the coolant out of the holes. You'll be amazed how much you get out this way...
05-10-2007, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by chuckyt1
+1 on the drinking straw and shop vac. Tape that thing to into the shop vac and use it to clean (suck) the coolant out of the holes. You'll be amazed how much you get out this way...
05-10-2007, 11:27 PM
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I've used the q-tips with the long wooden sticks to clean the bolt holes. I don't know about you guys but my tranny dipstick was attached to my heads and I pulled off my heads and out came the tranny fluid. Now I need to service the tranny. I don't remember anything saying about unbolting the dipstick from the heads from that write up. Oh well
05-11-2007, 01:13 AM
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Another thing I did is leave all the head bolts in(just a few threads) when you first lift the head, reduces the amount of coolant that gets in the bolt holes in the first place.
05-11-2007, 02:22 PM
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Took 1-2 Hours to clean the bolt holes out with shop towels and brake cleaner
Sprayed the crap out of each hole, rolled up a towel into a cylinder, and pushed it into the hole until it hit bottem ... then twist it a few times to clean the threads.
Repeat 5-6 times until no more gunk/crap/stains were appearing on the towels
Sprayed the crap out of each hole, rolled up a towel into a cylinder, and pushed it into the hole until it hit bottem ... then twist it a few times to clean the threads.
Repeat 5-6 times until no more gunk/crap/stains were appearing on the towels
05-11-2007, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jinxedz
Took 1-2 Hours to clean the bolt holes out with shop towels and brake cleaner
Sprayed the crap out of each hole, rolled up a towel into a cylinder, and pushed it into the hole until it hit bottem ... then twist it a few times to clean the threads.
Repeat 5-6 times until no more gunk/crap/stains were appearing on the towels
Sprayed the crap out of each hole, rolled up a towel into a cylinder, and pushed it into the hole until it hit bottem ... then twist it a few times to clean the threads.
Repeat 5-6 times until no more gunk/crap/stains were appearing on the towels
05-11-2007, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Blu Formula
That method is now obsolete lol. Shop vac ???! All you need to do after you're done sucking them dry is go through with a shop towel and double check things.
