W3bb3r04 build thread

[go302]

good news brother glad it doesn't appear to be anything major

 

[P-51 Performance]

i dont know what id do if i had to open my car up again. Goodluck RJ

 

[W3bb3r04]

Thanks man. Its not too much work though

 

[hazzardoustoysjr]

awesome car man, sorry I looked in the build thread but couldn't read through that many pages. what cam do you have with the turbo?

 

[W3bb3r04]

awesome car man, sorry I looked in the build thread but couldn't read through that many pages. what cam do you have with the turbo?

No problem! Its a custom grind turbo cam

 

[W3bb3r04]

Since the head gaskets looked good and no combustion discoloring on the top or bottom of the gaskets, Im thinking of leaving the heads as is. I plan on checking straightness with a straight edge and feeler gauge. Does anyone know the tolerance for MLS gaskets. I want to say it is .002 or .003. Would it be possible for the coolant to get inside the motor from where is was leaking from the water pump and into the timing cover? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row. Also I am going with the ratchet style metal tensioners instead of the plastic crap...

 

[W3bb3r04]

Anyone?

 

[BeachMonkey100]

I believe its .001-.0015" per 4.0" of head surface man.

 

[lito]

Since the head gaskets looked good and no combustion discoloring on the top or bottom of the gaskets, Im thinking of leaving the heads as is. I plan on checking straightness with a straight edge and feeler gauge. Does anyone know the tolerance for MLS gaskets. I want to say it is .002 or .003. Would it be possible for the coolant to get inside the motor from where is was leaking from the water pump and into the timing cover? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row. Also I am going with the ratchet style metal tensioners instead of the plastic crap...

Where did you got to see the smoke coming out?

 

[W3bb3r04]

I believe its .001-.0015" per 4.0" of head surface man.

Thank you sir!

Where did you got to see the smoke coming out?

Just out of the catch can. None out of the exhaust or anything. There was a little bit of coolant in the oil. Only noticeable after draining all the oil out and seeing the residue left over. Anything else to check before putting it back together?

 

[lito]

Thank you sir!

Just out of the catch can. None out of the exhaust or anything. There was a little bit of coolant in the oil. Only noticeable after draining all the oil out and seeing the residue left over. Anything else to check before putting it back together?

Oh, ok, then maybe that was it.

 

[W3bb3r04]

Oh, ok, then maybe that was it.

I was thinking the timing being a tad off was causing the smoke. Does that seem right?

 

[lito]

I was thinking the timing being a tad off was causing the smoke. Does that seem right?

No, that doesn't make sense to me.

 

[W3bb3r04]

No, that doesn't make sense to me.

What else could it be? Thinking the gaskets were leaking?

 

[lito]

Assuming smoke was water vapor?

 

[W3bb3r04]

Either that or coolant burning off. Didn't smell like it though.

 

[BruceH]

Since the head gaskets looked good and no combustion discoloring on the top or bottom of the gaskets, Im thinking of leaving the heads as is. I plan on checking straightness with a straight edge and feeler gauge. Does anyone know the tolerance for MLS gaskets. I want to say it is .002 or .003. Would it be possible for the coolant to get inside the motor from where is was leaking from the water pump and into the timing cover? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row. Also I am going with the ratchet style metal tensioners instead of the plastic crap...

The tolerance is listed in the manual. No more than .001" over a 4" area iirc.

 

[W3bb3r04]

So just use a 4" straight edge and check with feeler gauge under it?

 

[BeachMonkey100]

Yes a minimum 4" straight edge. But the longer the better.

 

[go302]

That's what she said