When we last left =
our hero, Mike
had decided to do the job he had procrastinated for some time: the =
dreaded
leaking head syndrome!
Began the job =
of resealing
the head gaskets in my 87 Westy yesterday. 6 hours logged into the job =
so far
and I am now ready to take apart the exhaust @ the cat-conveter in order =
to
lower it away from the engine. Looks as though I'll either have to grind =
or use
a hacksaw here. Everything else is off except the water pump and heads; =
all
fluids are drained.
So far so good- no =
broken
bolts/studs as there is not much salt on the roads here in sunny so-cal =
to ruin
things. Although, the oil drain felt like it was cross-threaded when I =
removed
it- way too much resistance. There is evidence of an oil leak there too, =
hmmm.
I'll have to take a closer look when I start again this morning.
Took me a =
little longer
than normal to figure out how the electrical connectors disconnnected. =
Duooh!
Probably a chapter on that in the Bentley somewhere. Labeled everything =
and took
some pics for reference.
Not sure if 6 hours =
to get to
this point is a decent time or not. I'm only a shade tree wrench, but I =
try to
be a very meticulous one at that.
Question =
for fellow
gearheads: Why is a 'bar type' or 'dial indicator' torque wrench =
specified vs.
the 'clik type' that I have for torquing the heads? Acurracy? If so, =
then is it
not hard to see the indicator?
Need to get the =
MTBHAUS
(mountain bike house) on the road so =
that I can
head up to Joshua Tree National Park for the annual Sunrise Century (um, =
that's
like a'hunderd miles, dude) this Sunday. Basically 'Dawn Patrol' on =
a bike
with friends, epic scenery, followed by serious food & =
grog.
Regards and TIA, Mike
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