(December 7, 2015 at 12:34 pm)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote:(December 7, 2015 at 12:19 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: CD was more specific, but you are both correct.
YES!! I dismantled a blown engine from a 1987 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Tore apart the head, removed all the rocker arms and took it down to nothing. Cleaned it up, replaced all the parts, put in new head gasket, valve cover gasket, thermometer, spark plugs, wires, dist. cap, rotor, gave it oil and did all the rest of the tedious work and there you are. Took me 11 hours stretched out over two days. I did have help from a friend, but this was a project I wanted to do mostly by myself.
I like your spring compressor! Mine's a clunky POS; I've been looking for a better design.
Did you polish the heads while you had 'em off?
We rented that compressor but it was really nice to have. I also had to buy a torque wrench. Let me say, those are nice, but if you don't get the numbers exact, everything goes to shit.
The heads weren't polished, but they were cleaned meticulously to the point where one could probably eat off of them. Rubbing alcohol, q-tips and cotton balls are awesome.
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