Hey duallymax, found that after the dealership did the flush though the bottom hose and was leaking there. Have done the pressure test and past. No smell in exhaust. Best way to make sure to get all air out of system. And new cap.
signs of headgaskets gone bad?????
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It is easier on the stand then the frame, taking the tires off does help a lot too.
the reason i did one with teh cab off was because I was too lazy to take my motor off the stand and I was sick of pulling transmissions at the time.
Its kind of a nuisance working around the control arms, and the two curly brake lines, but not too bad.
I think its a little quicker, but working on a stand is nicer.
The ones I do I take off the rad support , head lights ect and front tires. Obviously alot more but thats the main part off the the front, you gain huge amounts of room and it makes bending over alot easier to do. I am also working on a lift so making adjustments to truck height are a push of the button away.
As far as head studs, they can be done in truck, but are much easier to do out of it. There is alot of clearance issues doing them in truck.
As far as head studs, they can be done in truck, but are much easier to do out of it. There is alot of clearance issues doing them in truck.
Is the weak link in this whole equation of coolant and exhaust the head bolt or the gasket then.......or both together???
I don't wanna be going through this anytime in the near future again. Trucks going to stay a stock turbo/stock cp3 truck for a while. I just assumed that the head bolts were worthless if they coldn't keep the heads on the gasket, started planning on replacing them with studs. That necessary??
I don't wanna be going through this anytime in the near future again. Trucks going to stay a stock turbo/stock cp3 truck for a while. I just assumed that the head bolts were worthless if they coldn't keep the heads on the gasket, started planning on replacing them with studs. That necessary??
Ive heard a lot of talk about it being the older crimped HGs. But I dont know if thats the entire part of the equation.