LB7: To do head studs or not?
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No coolant leaks, and yea, the injectors were replaced by the dealer before I bought it. Any way to diagnose that or just pull them and see?
How long ago were they done if its been awhile I would rule that out. And coolant in your oil ?
It's been a couple years, nope no coolant in oil, coolant stays clean too its just always had a lot of cooling system pressure and I'm tired of it and slightly worried.
That's a real good price on the stud kit too, def gonna do studs now.
That's a real good price on the stud kit too, def gonna do studs now.
I replaced the coolant cap with a new GM one and I havnt added coolant since I fixed it up that I can remember, that's what I cant understand, it sat all night last night and at 11:00 today the upper radiator hose was still hard..... Should I replace the thermostats just because?
Well I just ordered head gaskets and studs! It was only $320 more to do studs! Planning to pull it down Wednesday evening, send the heads to the machine shop and put it back together Friday night and Saturday. Gonna be fun.
Pull the engine to do the heads? do you have lb7 or???? lb7 you dont have to mess with the turbo just unbolt the manifolds leave them bolted to the uppipes,unbolt the y bridge and pull it with the clamshell on it its not hard to do it in the truck,if its lly or lbz thats going to be alittle tougher
Head studs do offset the bore of the head from the block slightly and cause the rings to clearance themselves on the "lip" created by the distortion. Having said that, thousands of people have studded their heads (ford, dodge, and gm) without any problems. IMO if you have the means and knowledge to split the tranny and pull the motor then spend the few extra bucks that you thought you were going to spend on the studs and have the bore trued up by a reputable machine shop, im sure Henry can point you in the right direction:thumb: i believe it was trent that had a thread on this topic IIRC
*EDIT* sorry just watched the video
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Lb7, the thing is i could have the engine out in 2.5 hours and the just stand thier and work on it instead of bending over for hours. I'm not gonna pull it though, I don't wanna mess with the trans again......
In my opinion u can't use your old head bolts and a new set cost about half the price the headstud kit. So for the peace of mind it will bring it's a no brainer to put in headstud...
You can have the engine out in 2.5 hours?wow i know im not the fastest thing wrenching but 2.5 isnt that stretching it?
ASE certified master tech here, do this sh!t all day every day. Had the trans out in 3/4s of an hour...... Actually I'm gonna have a buddy who owns his own shop helping me and my brother and another buddy are gonna be there to pass wrenches and do the easy stuff. LOL Trent Nell can do it by himself in 2.5 fwiw.
A race truck and a DD are little different to work on though. Good for you if you can do it in 2.5 hrs.
He was saying on any truck. Now I'm tempted to try it just to see if it can be done lol. But I agree, that does seem too fast for an amateur.
duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22037
Heres the thread were guys are talking about engine removal time btw.
Heres the thread were guys are talking about engine removal time btw.