Started My Firehawk Project Today :)
02-27-2012, 09:43 PM
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02-27-2012, 09:50 PM
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Thanks! See the pic of the Chevelle above and here is one more pic of the motor. Any other questions please ask!
I wasn't sure if I should take the trans out too......I bought one of those 'happy hookers' where you attach it to the intake and turn it sideways to take out. Is it easier to pull the trans too?
If I do pull the trans, I can leave the AC compressor and starter on? That would be great!
If I do pull the trans, I can leave the AC compressor and starter on? That would be great!
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02-29-2012, 11:17 PM
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Almost ready to pull the motor......if all goes well it will come out tomorrow. As I was taking things off, I found an intake bolt that was finger tight. Could that be the cause of water in the cylinders and misfire?
02-29-2012, 11:44 PM
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I'd be after that shop for a refund, that is ridiculous. 
03-02-2012, 07:56 AM
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Yup. Guy that assembled mine did not use thread sealer and I pulled up to get gas one day and shut it off and it was running great but had noticed that the exhaust smelled a little like coolant in recent days. Filled up the car and started it and a cloud of white emerged behind me. I fogged out the station on start up. lol. lasted about 20 seconds and sealed back up. Drove it the 3 miles home and pulled the engine to find out the head bolts leaked over to the compression rings and entered the rear cylinder on both banks and steam cleaned the pistons for me. For me it was a combination of weak head gaskets and no thread sealer on the head bolts. Went with a felpro gasket and thread sealer and so far so good. No warping of the LE2 heads thank god.
03-03-2012, 02:03 PM
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Yup. Guy that assembled mine did not use thread sealer and I pulled up to get gas one day and shut it off and it was running great but had noticed that the exhaust smelled a little like coolant in recent days. Filled up the car and started it and a cloud of white emerged behind me. I fogged out the station on start up. lol. lasted about 20 seconds and sealed back up. Drove it the 3 miles home and pulled the engine to find out the head bolts leaked over to the compression rings and entered the rear cylinder on both banks and steam cleaned the pistons for me. For me it was a combination of weak head gaskets and no thread sealer on the head bolts. Went with a felpro gasket and thread sealer and so far so good. No warping of the LE2 heads thank god.
Mine leaked inside and out from the second it go home. Below is an update of the motor being apart.
03-03-2012, 02:26 PM
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Well, we got the motor out and apart today. The good news is all my parts are there like the Callies crank, Oliver rods and billet main caps. I have to check the receipts, but I had asked for JE pistons and I found SRP units inside the motor instead so that isn't exactly right.
The bad news is the problems just look like sloppy workmanship. Some of the intake bolts were loose, the studs had very little, if any sealer on them and there is some scoring in the rod/main bearings. We think this is from either dirt during assembly or the anitfreeze leaking throughout the motor along with the sealing pellets that were added to try and stop the leaking when it was dynoed. Motor assembly and the dyno session were done by two different shops.
Below are some pictures of the motor. Keep in mind it probably has an hour of runtime total and has been sitting for about a year waiting for dissasembly.
The bad news is the problems just look like sloppy workmanship. Some of the intake bolts were loose, the studs had very little, if any sealer on them and there is some scoring in the rod/main bearings. We think this is from either dirt during assembly or the anitfreeze leaking throughout the motor along with the sealing pellets that were added to try and stop the leaking when it was dynoed. Motor assembly and the dyno session were done by two different shops.
Below are some pictures of the motor. Keep in mind it probably has an hour of runtime total and has been sitting for about a year waiting for dissasembly.
03-03-2012, 04:08 PM
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I am trying to get motivated to work on my newly acquired TA, my start is not near as clean as yours but it is yet one more f body being rescued and it is a first year car 1993
In her nicer days
sun faded and wheels sold off, this car was about to be parted out due to a blown headgasket
In her nicer days
sun faded and wheels sold off, this car was about to be parted out due to a blown headgasket
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03-04-2012, 02:37 PM
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I am trying to get motivated to work on my newly acquired TA, my start is not near as clean as yours but it is yet one more f body being rescued and it is a first year car 1993
In her nicer days
sun faded and wheels sold off, this car was about to be parted out due to a blown headgasket
In her nicer days
sun faded and wheels sold off, this car was about to be parted out due to a blown headgasket
Thanks so much! Hope it will be done sooner rather than later.
03-04-2012, 11:10 PM
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I am trying to get motivated to work on my newly acquired TA, my start is not near as clean as yours but it is yet one more f body being rescued and it is a first year car 1993
In her nicer days
sun faded and wheels sold off, this car was about to be parted out due to a blown headgasket
In her nicer days
sun faded and wheels sold off, this car was about to be parted out due to a blown headgasket
No don't part her out, she's beautiful, hardtop like mines and speed density, I kept mines and its a 93 as well. Glad I did, by the way what color is that? Is it from the factory?
03-05-2012, 08:43 AM
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