Convince me it is or is not the Head Gasket
08-31-2005, 10:08 PM
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also, who sells an ISV mount? the rubber mounts are sheared thru completely and if I can get the rest of the assembly off - seems iffy right now - I will need a new one.
09-05-2005, 04:27 PM
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Got the head and exhaust manifolds off. The exhaust studs came out rather easily. The biggest hassle was getting a bolt off the lower exhaust flange because I had to attack it from both ends. PD-blaster works great. any tips while I have the head off? I have a machine shop I can hopefully take it to wednesday. I am also considering stripping the heat shields and getting the exhaust thermal coated but budget and time constraints may prevent that.
09-05-2005, 05:54 PM
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fyi on my head gasket. There was no burn through on any rings but serious deformation on the #4 cylinder which crushed the material behind it. I expected this to be the main problem area as the spark plug was wet when I pulled it. The other rings were showing very slight deformation but those plugs were dry.
