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It sure beats doing the head! Intake's about 10lbs or so.
The intake "gasket" on these is also the valley pan. Somewhat pricey, around $60. Be sure not to miss the square plug in the middle towards the rear, it has to come out to get the pan off. 3/8" ratchet works IIRC.
The intake "gasket" on these is also the valley pan. Somewhat pricey, around $60. Be sure not to miss the square plug in the middle towards the rear, it has to come out to get the pan off. 3/8" ratchet works IIRC.
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Small correction: I was just taking a closer look, (I know, I really have a life....
), and see that it's not just the front of the heads that have this water port, it's every cylinder. All dead-end at the intake. At the gasket actually; it doesn't have the ports either.
), and see that it's not just the front of the heads that have this water port, it's every cylinder. All dead-end at the intake. At the gasket actually; it doesn't have the ports either.
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There's a thin strip of metal in the front with a few small bolts, 7/16" I think. This clamps the front of the gasket/pan down.
I'm pretty sure the same device is in the rear, plus the drain bolt I mentioned above.
I'm pretty sure the same device is in the rear, plus the drain bolt I mentioned above.
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
see that?? sometimes the senile old fart gets one correct!!!
i sure hope it is just the intake gasket, those heads are a royal pain in the rear end to get off with the engine in the truck.
i sure hope it is just the intake gasket, those heads are a royal pain in the rear end to get off with the engine in the truck.
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Cargo Master
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The original Picture of the leaking
Looks like its pry been seeping for a while now
Back of the gasket, only spot it seemed to be leaking
I snapped this off the injector, does the new o-ring kit come with new ones? I'm not sure if its plastic or aluminum...
EDIT: The return lines look quite original, had one literally break in my hand. Think I found the source of my hard start.
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Don't scare me...lol. Do they just sit on there? Or is there sealer involved? I guess the better question is can I put sealer on it? Just for insurance? My plan was to scrape on it and get all the old gasket crap off.
Planning on doing water pump, injector returns/o-rings and coolant filter.
Planning on doing water pump, injector returns/o-rings and coolant filter.
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no idea, i have never had one apart.
i just had an unpleasant surprise.
one of the guy from a few streets over stopped and asked me if i could burn a plate into the floor of his raggy chevy dump truck/snow plow.
sure.
so i go to fire up the bobcat welder sitting on the back of the 04, and the "water tight case" ain't.
water in the oil, and one cylinder full of water.
took almost an hour to drain the block. then i put 3 quarts of diesel in it, and drove to napa to get oil and an oil filter.
got home, drained the diesel, and filled it with oil. fired rite up and let it run for 5 minutes to get nice and hot.
now i have to cover it until the outside storage cover gets delivered.
if it don't snow tomorrow, then i will run it some more, and change the oil and filter again to get the rest of the water out of it.
yea, i know, it ain't as bad as your intake leak, but still not a good thing to find on a new machine i only had for a few months.
i am just glad he stopped by, otherwise it may have sat like that long enough to ruin the engine.
i just had an unpleasant surprise.
one of the guy from a few streets over stopped and asked me if i could burn a plate into the floor of his raggy chevy dump truck/snow plow.
sure.
so i go to fire up the bobcat welder sitting on the back of the 04, and the "water tight case" ain't.
water in the oil, and one cylinder full of water.
took almost an hour to drain the block. then i put 3 quarts of diesel in it, and drove to napa to get oil and an oil filter.
got home, drained the diesel, and filled it with oil. fired rite up and let it run for 5 minutes to get nice and hot.
now i have to cover it until the outside storage cover gets delivered.
if it don't snow tomorrow, then i will run it some more, and change the oil and filter again to get the rest of the water out of it.
yea, i know, it ain't as bad as your intake leak, but still not a good thing to find on a new machine i only had for a few months.
i am just glad he stopped by, otherwise it may have sat like that long enough to ruin the engine.