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  1. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Holy mother there's a lot of stuff in the road, now back to work. :woott:
  2. Bustedknuckles

    HELP...how to deal with insurance???

    So theres no way to get an engine? That sucks I was looking to get a ~2006 s4 or a4 this spring. I may have to reconsider.....
  3. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Will do man! I'm not pulling the engine btw.
  4. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    I've never done injectors and unfortunatly I need my truck so I'm gonna pull the heads tonight and send them to the machine shop and put it back together Friday night and Saturday if everything works as planned, which it never does. lol
  5. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    ^ Ok, thanks. It's gonna be a late night......
  6. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    I figure this is as good a place to ask as any as it seems yall have real world experience, which is more than you can say for most forums. Im trying to plan my evening tomorrow, about how long does it take to pull the heads on a lb7?? Thanks
  7. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22037 Heres the thread were guys are talking about engine removal time btw.
  8. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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.
  9. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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...
  10. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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......
  11. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Now the question is, pull the engine or not? It's coming apart tommorrow evening!
  12. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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.
  13. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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?
  14. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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.
  15. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    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?
  16. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Those are normally tty so I bet that's what stock ones are so yea, overtorqueing is definitley a no go. I hate to spend $600 that could be wasted elsewhere but if I have to do head gaskets twice I'm gonna be a tad upset, pulling the trans twice pissed me off enough!
  17. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Can you pm me a price both ways? I had talked to Darryl earlier about a turbo but decided to hold off because I knew the head gaskets were iffy. This truck has had excessive coolant pressure and the radiator hose is always hard after sitting all night ever since I got it but it never looses...
  18. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Aren't studs torqued to higher ft lbs than stock bolts?
  19. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Aren't studs overtightening compared to stock? 125 ft lbs is 125 ft lbs..... I've read (the internets) that its not a good idea to do studs on a duramax with out getting the block line bored with a torque plate because it will distort the bores and cause excessive blow-by, any truth to that...
  20. Bustedknuckles

    LB7: To do head studs or not?

    Awesome, thanks a lot.
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