Help doing head gasket job!

Redfox · 07-10-2009, 09:01 PM

Ok so this is my first time doing a head gasket job & im stuck on the exhuast mani fold, it has a striped nut on the very bottom where there is 3 nuts.how do i remove it? fyi im not much of a mechcanic. help plz & if you have a write up on the fourms send link

Cjung · 07-10-2009, 10:58 PM

yea... stripped bolts are the worst... try the vicegrip

TomsMR2 · 07-11-2009, 02:00 AM

those 3 rust and break frequently.. try the normal pb blaster and vice grips.. but when that fails just cut it off with a hacksaw or grinder. a dremel might even cut it in a pinch (you'll use tons of cut off wheels)

Redfox · 07-11-2009, 11:36 AM

Thanks guys ill give it a try

Redfox · 07-13-2009, 01:33 PM

Ok about the striped nut im going to pay someone to cut it with special tool but im kinda low on money,so how much does it cost to resurface the head? & my car has 210,000 miles im sure it has to be done.whats a reasonalbe price for a machine shop to charge me?

mrjimmyx · 07-22-2009, 11:40 AM

if you can find a good cheap shop 40 with no tax. thats what mines cost and they did an awsome job

TomsMR2 · 07-24-2009, 06:34 AM

i was paying 60 bucks to resurface AND reinstall all my valves and seals.. i can install valves, but for that price some other poor bastard can deal with it

that shop closed, i think the one i used after was 70 or 80 bucks.. still reasonable. it was an extra 20 buck charge for installing the valvetrain, which i gladly pay.

mr2v63vz · 07-24-2009, 04:55 PM

I had both my heads (v6) Surfaced for under 100 with no tax just show up with cash

mrjimmyx · 07-24-2009, 07:03 PM

oh yeah! about striped bolts, be creative. use any tool you have to get it off. like say if you have a 14 sized bolt and its striped, use a 13-12 and bang it into the bolt and it should becomes snug enough to take off with pb plaster. thats how you do it. if all fails, use a hammer and a big philphs screwdriver.

tagtmeyerMR2 · 07-24-2009, 07:34 PM

if you know someone with an acetylene torch heat them up and they come out very easy use caution you are near the gas tank

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Redfox Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bakersfield CA Posts: 224 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Help doing head gasket job! Ok so this is my first time doing a head gasket job & im stuck on the exhuast mani fold, it has a striped nut on the very bottom where there is 3 nuts.how do i remove it? fyi im not much of a mechcanic. help plz & if you have a write up on the fourms send link

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TomsMR2 Still not heraldo. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pineapple under the sea Posts: 4,911 Thanks: 18 Thanked 406 Times in 303 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	those 3 rust and break frequently.. try the normal pb blaster and vice grips.. but when that fails just cut it off with a hacksaw or grinder. a dremel might even cut it in a pinch (you'll use tons of cut off wheels) __________________ Science fact: If you took all the veins from your body and laid them end to end, you would die.

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07-10-2009, 10:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cjung MR2 Under construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	yea... stripped bolts are the worst... try the vicegrip

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Redfox Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bakersfield CA Posts: 224 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Thanks guys ill give it a try

07-13-2009, 01:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Redfox Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bakersfield CA Posts: 224 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Ok about the striped nut im going to pay someone to cut it with special tool but im kinda low on money,so how much does it cost to resurface the head? & my car has 210,000 miles im sure it has to be done.whats a reasonalbe price for a machine shop to charge me?

07-22-2009, 11:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
mrjimmyx Cage Fighter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 416 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	if you can find a good cheap shop 40 with no tax. thats what mines cost and they did an awsome job

07-24-2009, 06:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Still not heraldo. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pineapple under the sea Posts: 4,911 Thanks: 18 Thanked 406 Times in 303 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	i was paying 60 bucks to resurface AND reinstall all my valves and seals.. i can install valves, but for that price some other poor bastard can deal with it that shop closed, i think the one i used after was 70 or 80 bucks.. still reasonable. it was an extra 20 buck charge for installing the valvetrain, which i gladly pay.

07-24-2009, 04:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
mr2v63vz Cage Fighter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New windsor,NY Posts: 828 Thanks: 95 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	I had both my heads (v6) Surfaced for under 100 with no tax just show up with cash

07-24-2009, 07:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
mrjimmyx Cage Fighter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 416 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	oh yeah! about striped bolts, be creative. use any tool you have to get it off. like say if you have a 14 sized bolt and its striped, use a 13-12 and bang it into the bolt and it should becomes snug enough to take off with pb plaster. thats how you do it. if all fails, use a hammer and a big philphs screwdriver.

07-24-2009, 07:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
tagtmeyerMR2 No Skills Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ft. wayne, IN Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	if you know someone with an acetylene torch heat them up and they come out very easy use caution you are near the gas tank