Blown head gasket/Cracked head/tired of mechanics

[swathdiver]

Good opportunity to drop in a new camshaft, slightly bigger of course! Any ground wires, straps, sensors, connectors, etc. in hard to reach places needing attention?

 

[east302]

Oil pressure sending unit comes to mind. You already upgraded the injectors, right?


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[PG01]

Don’t forget about your orifice tube while you ripping a/c apart

 

[randeez]

Yo....didn't realize you were local

Did you find a set of heads? Not sure what L31 goodies i have around around. I may have a set of comp beehives with the correct retainers for vortech heads. May be a little rough as think they ve been shelved for years but machine shop can hot bath or tumble them back to looking brand new

I built a nice little L31 for an old truck I had....after sourcing a handful of used heads that all turned out to have cracks, usually between the valves in the chambers. I ended up just buying one of the updated castings but with 2.02/1.60 valves. A stock replacement pair can be had for about 600 iirc. If you're buying used and throwing another 100 on each to clean up. In my case after getting burned on a few would just been cheaper to go that route to begin with

 

[carluvar]

What does it mean then? Haven’t pulled the heads yet so don’t know. That’s the only cylinder it’s on.

when the plastic gasket goes bad it will pull oil vapor and or oil into the port also fouling the spark plug! they all do it.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Any suggestions on other things I should do while I’m in there? Water pump is getting replaced, belt tensioner replaced, intake cleaned, EGR blocked off, oil catch can, putting Zerex G-05 coolant in, new oil and filter, all new gaskets, AC compressor, AC condenser, AC accumulator, distributor, upper/lower radiator hoses, radiator cap with pressure relief switch, aaaaaand I think that’s it lol

What's with the zerex? Never heard of it.

 

[Tonyrodz]

What's with the zerex? Never heard of it.

It's a brand of antifreeze.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

It's a brand of antifreeze.

Wow. Thanks for that, homes.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Wow. Thanks for that, homes.

Yeah, you know, I does what I can.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Yeah, you know, I does what I can.

And I give you full credit for that. Thanks again.