I've seen a bad head gasket really screw up the way the car ran. The car would
be running smooth and after shutting the car off for 5 minutes, the car would
barely run again. If a big enough chunk of gasket gets blown, The car can
really run bad and the oil can get a lot of antifreeze in it.
Hey all,
Moving to Texas soon, house is on the market, getting everything squared away
and
my Turbo Z, after recent rebuild and T2 to T3 turbo conversion replacement,
started 'acting different' when driving. Big loss in power. The oil is slime
green in color. Cracked head?
Thanks,
I would be tempted to just verify that it is all the
way into the pan and just leave it there. It
shouldn't be able to fit between the pickup and the
oil pan, so you don't have to worry about it blocking
supply oil. Maybe leave a magnet on the pan to make
darn sure it doesn't get whipped up into
Buy the 5 dollar telescoping magnet that is to pick up nuts and bolts that fall
into weird places. It will conveniently fit into the drain plug hole..and you
can stick it down the galley to see if it's still stuck in there. Use a larger
magnet to move it toward the middle if its to far left or r
The Momo knobs do just screw off, but many of them also have a small allen
screw on the bottom to keep it firmly in position. If yours has the allen
screw, you need to unscrew the small black metal covering at the bottom of
the leather. It unscews downward towards the boot. That will reviel the
In a message dated 5/1/2006 11:12:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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i Dropped a valve cover bolt down the front main oil galley and heard it
tumble down.I got a flashlight and i can see the shaft for the distributor
but
no bolt. Is it in the pan??
Get one of th
Sometimes it helps to use a thin sheet of plastic between the magnet and
the pan so that you can hear the metal part moving without hearing the
magnet scraping against the pan as you move it around.
Of course, the best method is to drop the pan. that way you can clean it
out and clean out all the
I bought one of these:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92506
Greg K. Cooper
Huntsville, Alabama
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get a big magnet and hold it to the bottom of the pan you'll feel/hear the
bolt slideing around the bottom of the pan if it's there
Garret Werstiuk
http://shelbyz.cjb.net
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Subject: SD> valve cover bolt in pan?
Date: Mon,
I so want to say "just tip the engine over and shake it till the bolt falls
out."
Looking at the bottom of the engine with no pan, you can get a clear look at
the other side of the intermediate shaft. So I'd suspect the bolt is down
there. If not, can you poke down and around with something like
i Dropped a valve cover bolt down the front main oil galley and heard it
tumble down.I got a flashlight and i can see the shaft for the distributor but
no bolt. Is it in the pan??
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