Re: Coolant in Vee

[Glenn Merrell <gmerrel@domain.elided>]

Hello Peter,
    Head alignment and the intake leaking is an original sin on Stag assembly from
day one.  I read somewhere that there is a Technical Bulletin that mentions head
alignment to the manifold and it is clearly specified in the ROM section
12.41.05.86.  It is typical for a assembler to slap on the cylinder heads and
torque them down, then do the intake, common mistake.  But like Tony Hart says, it
is always a good idea NOT to loosen the a head to realign them after they have
been on for a while as you will surely break the head gasket seal and cause
problems.  Retorquing however is a different story, as the heads should not be
moved when retorquing.

    Mascara brush eh?...I wonder if it has any anti-corrosion or thread locking
properties?

The Distrubuter bolt is a real lazy mechanic, a lazy mechanic takes the other bolt
out all-to-gether.  It is not a problem for a swivel-head socket and another 20
seconds to make sure it is in place after final timing check is made.

Regards,
Glenn  Merrell

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PGAHOWELLS@domain.elided wrote:

> Hi Glenn
> Thanks for the advice. Just what was needed. The heads are not aligned
> correctly, as when loosley sitting the manifold in its location, I notice it
> rocks about a little.
> I have assembled it hand tight to one head and the clearance on the rear left
> flange is between 22 thou at the bottom and 35 on the top edge and bigger gaps
> than the front flange!! Means the heads not only not parallel, but looks like
> a previous skim has taken away the 90 degree V angle and made it about 90 and
> a 1/4 degrees.
> Fortunately the gappy bit is around the inlet Tracts and not the water jacket.
> With care and a sealing product I have which Rover use on ally engines I will
> succeed.
> If not then its a new unleaded head!! At least its a Left one! Hm, will try to
> avoid that if possible.
>
> As for the wifes tooth brush. hmmmm, I already used her mascara brush for
> cleaning up the threads in the heads!!
>
> By the way while doing this I found one distributor mounting bolt loose. It
> tightened up very easily. Is it s trick of trade to leave the bulkhead
> (firewall) one undone to make timing adjustments easier or was it just an
> oversight by the last mechanic?
>
> Thanks again
> Peter Howells