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Forum: Help! My car died! 05-03-2018, 10:18 AM
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Posted By ngoma
Engine is now running quite nicely, about half...

Engine is now running quite nicely, about half way to the 600-1200 mi. final 90deg bolt tightening. The Time-sert repaired bolt hole is apparently holding, no leaks internal or external from the HG,...
Forum: Help! My car died! 03-31-2018, 07:09 PM
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Posted By ngoma
Almost there!

After the 3-day sump-pump-in-a-bucket-plumbed-into-the-cooling-system flush to remove the oil and oil residue from the cooling system it was time to hook the rest back up.

Valve clearances...
Forum: Help! My car died! 03-09-2018, 05:02 PM
Replies: 16
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Posted By ngoma
Significant milestone today

Took advantage of a day off (mostly) and good weather and marked a significant milestone today. I had previously cleaned up the block deck and cylinder head mating surfaces, and bolt holes, and...
Forum: Help! My car died! 11-10-2017, 06:30 PM
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Views: 34,544
Posted By ngoma
Yes that does make sense. I am remembering...

Yes that does make sense. I am remembering something about the early 1.5 blocks with 11mm headbolts suffering from cracks around the bolt holes.

More progress:

Chased/cleaned the bolt holes
...
Forum: Help! My car died! 11-07-2017, 10:48 AM
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Views: 34,544
Posted By ngoma
Got the Time-sert thread repair kit installed....

Got the Time-sert thread repair kit installed. That got me thinking about the 12mm deep counterbores for each hole. Does anybody know the reason? Why don't the threads start right at the block deck...
Forum: Help! My car died! 11-02-2017, 02:53 PM
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Views: 34,544
Posted By ngoma
I ordered the Time-Sert kit m12 x 1.75 x 30mm. ...

I ordered the Time-Sert kit m12 x 1.75 x 30mm.
The hole is just under 30mm deep below the counterbore (on the one I measured, assuming they are all the same depth). The flange of the insert will...
Forum: Help! My car died! 10-20-2017, 09:56 AM
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Views: 34,544
Posted By ngoma
Yeah I thought about that. Makes sense. Now just...

Yeah I thought about that. Makes sense. Now just have to find an old head laying around!

My other thought was to grind out the bolt remains from the first few threads, then run a bottoming tap...
Forum: Help! My car died! 10-17-2017, 10:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 34,544
Posted By ngoma
Yes that appears to be the case. I decided I will...

Yes that appears to be the case. I decided I will need to drill it out and install a Time-Sert. Just have to figure out how to keep the drill centered and perpendicular.
Forum: Help! My car died! 10-01-2017, 10:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 34,544
Posted By ngoma
Head Bolt Broke Off In Block

It was time to replace the head gasket on the 85 745. Too much oil was accumulating in the cooling system, and the oil leaking to the exterior was creating an enviromental problem. Otherwise the...
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