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Hello,
have today had to accept the head gasket(s) on my 1995 24v 3.0 164 are blown. Been a few months of various coolant leaks at variety of pipes, which now understand was due to over-pressurisation due to headgasket leak. Can smell fuel in the expansion tank.
My plan is to spend a month prepping to ensure have all the parts/tools to hand.
Questions are:
1) do I have to drop the engine to get the rear head clear of the bodyshell or can I use a hoist to tilt it forwards?
2) Can I remove the cams/housing as complete units without having to split them?
3) Understand can reuse the studs - anyone know any different?
4) Please remind of retorquing order and process.
5) Do the heads need to be skimmed?
6) Any suggestions for brand of gaskets? Ajusa is readily available? Any thoughts compared to offerings from Alfa?
7) A mechanic thought he could hear bottom end slap but am hoping that was just piston slap. Any thoughts?
Determined not to scrap the car and a plus is I will now be able to put in new knock sensors. yay.....
Thanks in advance.
have today had to accept the head gasket(s) on my 1995 24v 3.0 164 are blown. Been a few months of various coolant leaks at variety of pipes, which now understand was due to over-pressurisation due to headgasket leak. Can smell fuel in the expansion tank.
My plan is to spend a month prepping to ensure have all the parts/tools to hand.
Questions are:
1) do I have to drop the engine to get the rear head clear of the bodyshell or can I use a hoist to tilt it forwards?
2) Can I remove the cams/housing as complete units without having to split them?
3) Understand can reuse the studs - anyone know any different?
4) Please remind of retorquing order and process.
5) Do the heads need to be skimmed?
6) Any suggestions for brand of gaskets? Ajusa is readily available? Any thoughts compared to offerings from Alfa?
7) A mechanic thought he could hear bottom end slap but am hoping that was just piston slap. Any thoughts?
Determined not to scrap the car and a plus is I will now be able to put in new knock sensors. yay.....
Thanks in advance.