Search results

Dilvoy- thanks for the info about the head bolts. In spite of what the TM says, or better yet doesn't say, the head bolts are certainly a discard item. I corroborated this fact with a friend who's owned a local garage for the last 30+ years- once I told him the torque values (20, 50, then...

I suppose you can try re-torqueing the bolts as a bandaid measure and see if that will at least buy you some time. The TM is very specific about the process so make sure you follow it to the letter. You'll also need an 18mm socket for the job, which I had to go out and buy because none of my...

I'd say that if the head gasket is compromised in one spot due to age, etc other failures probably aren't far behind. But, if you're going to do one, you might as well do them both. I recently had the same issue and decided to pull the heads once I started blowing white smoke on start-up from...