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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 10:31 AM
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Default New Headgasket.. Self install. I'll need-----------------

Okay I'm just going to get a

1.)Helms manual
2.)Head Gasket
3.)Valve Cover Gasket
4.)Exhaust gasket
5.)New Head bolts
6.)
7.)
8.)

what all will I need?
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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Default Re: New Headgasket.. Self install. I'll need----------------- (markzeronine)

helms manaul is a good place to start. get antifreeze and oil too. more than likely when you take your head off, some of the oil and antifreeze are gonna get mixed with each other. get a toque wrench too. and somebody to help you lift the head off and put it back on.
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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intake manifold gasket
tape and a marker to lable all the things you disconnect
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 08:36 PM
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great advice. first headgasket i did, i didnt bother to mark where fuel hoses came from. had a few spills when i THOUGHT i was done.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 12:25 AM
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Default Re: New Headgasket.. Self install. I'll need----------------- (torr)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by torr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">somebody to help you lift the head off and put it back on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

bah...weaklings

you may as well get headstuds, not sure how often you would take the head off but 2 sets of head bolts is the price of arp studs
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