FWIW I've been doing a head gasket job today. Replacing both cylinder heads with reconditioned ones. It has taken about 8 hours including plenty of breaks (it is sunday, after all!) and the new heads are already on. Timing chains next. Martin cruznmd wrote: >Ok, > >Let me clarify the shrieking noise. > >1. When the engine ran before I changed the headgaskets, I had >excellent oil pressure. >2. I did not remove or tamper with the oil pump, or remove the cover. >3. I work outside (like Bill Robertson). The engine was exposed, but >covered. I kept the exposed parts clean but they were still exposed >and things got dry. >4. When I drained the oil pan to do the head gasket job, I got a ton >of raw fuel due to faulty fuel components. The oil was washed away by >fuel, the whole engine got kind of dried out so it squeaks. > >5. Taking some advice, I put a bit of oil in the sparkplug holes to >pre-lube the engine. It works. The engine doesn't squeak or make ANY >untoward noises. BUT, when enough unburned fuel enters the combustion >chamber, is washes it away and the squeak returns. > >I need the engine to fire to suck up some oil from the sump and pump >it to the top. You will not achieve normal oil pressure from the >starter. > >I have a new Optima battery. The engine just seems tight from a >combination of being really dry and having good compression from new >head gaskets. > >Martin, because of something you said, I suspect my head gaskets were >blown long before I bought my car because the bolts did have rust at >the threads. I cleaned them up and inspected them. I would not have >reused them if any appreciable loss of material was evident. I have >the old gaskets and I'll take a photo of an area I consider suspect. >I think you'll find it interesting. > >Rich > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1652964/R=0/SIG=11t2ts2ch/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0178276&partid=3170658> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1652964/rand=451619340> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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