No doubt where that exhaust is leaking... lol. At least you can be sure it's not a lifter issue now. New gaskets.. a smidge of RTV and you should be set.
SM Head Install... forgetting anything?
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No doubt where that exhaust is leaking... lol. At least you can be sure it's not a lifter issue now. New gaskets.. a smidge of RTV and you should be set.
@74Scooter I didnt degree the cam myself... Tony did most of the work while explaining to me what he was doing. Right now it runs pretty dang good considering I get no traction when I slam on the gas from a stop and still have the shitty 2nd-3rd shift.
Let it be then, get to work on trans and gears.
I'm doing mine opposite order of yours. Have my new heads but the transmission started bleeding and I dropped it off at the transmission shop earlier this week. 727 will come out and be rebuilt and reinstalled with a new converter to match my cam and rear gear.
If my headers leaked like that I would be tempted to go manifolds until I upgraded the headers?
Jeff Seighman
aka jeffnmo
REMFLEX gaskets will seal that, no gasket sealer all over your aluminum heads.
I've tried that. Several times now. My experience is half the gasket sticks to one side and the other half to the other side. I wonder if painting them with a high heat paint would help?
Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
I was going to try a thin (and by thin I mean real THIN) coat of anti seize on both sides of the gasket. I just haven’t tried it yet.
New gaskets on the drivers side with some copper gasket maker on them; if these leak, I'll get some Remflex gaskets.
@4spdragtop headers are on the list...the same list that has converter, stroker kit, and body/paint... I wish I could buy everything all at once (money isnt an issue) but I am saving to buy a dental practice in the next 6 months so I have to have at least 5-10% of the purchase price in savings to get financed...
I hope I didnt sound like a downer, you even said they were "junk", and I would hate an exhaust leak to cover up another possible issue after all the time, effort and $$ invested.
I fully understand.
Good luck on the purchase!
I fully understand.
Good luck on the purchase!
mopowers
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What's going on with your steering coupler? Looks like the steering shaft's about to come out.
Just use those until you have to unbolt the headers to check the head bolt re-torque, which is always a good idea after a new install. Then slap the Remflex’s on and forget about leaks.
mopowers
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Is there a way you can at least pry the shaft further downward so the shoes are completely inside of the coupler body?
Pretty sure he's referring to the cap that is slid as far up the shaft as it can go. I'll try to locate a photo of what it should look like.
Yes. Those are the coupler shoes and they are supposed to be in the coupler body FULLY. That's dangerous. You really should pay more attention. No offense.
mopowers
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Yes, those are the shoes that should be all of the way into the coupler body. If that shaft rides up any further, the shoes will not be in the coupler, and you will not have any ability to steer the car.
mopowers
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Here's a diagram of what I'm talking about (below). Regardless of the the seal/seal cover, those shoes need to be all of the way into the coupler body.
Those covers are always a pain to keep sealed to the box. I actually bought an old "problem saver" clip that helps solve that problem and keeps the cover sealed to the coupler.
Good eye on spotting that!
Good eye on spotting that!
What's happened is, someone has "serviced" or disassembled the coupler for "some" reason in the past and left the small roll pin out that keeps the shoes from coming all the way out. You can see "dowel pin hole" in that diagram above.
What I see, is the coupler is slid down, likely the role pin is below where it should be, or not even there. That coupler is way too far down.
DARTGAME
SuPeRcHaRgEd
@mopowers was right about headers gaskets now seeing the new picture. It is the machined surface on the speed master head. I have Edelbrock’s and don’t remember seeing that surface on them. Header gaskets were definitely leaking. My recommendation would be Percy’s, expensive but work. CHRYSLER Taylor Cable 66037 Taylor Cable Seal-4-Good Header Gaskets | Summit Racing
No offense taken but the coupler has looked like that since I have owned it for almost 3 years. Not saying that is right just how it has been. I will work on trying to get those shoes all the way in the coupler body.
Per your roll pin comment, all the holes line up there just isn't anything that sticks in the middle of it. I will also look for something to put in there to hold it all in place.
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