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Red20
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Sounds like a plan, though I'd personally omit the spray sealer and just wipe a thin, even coat of Right Stuff on the cover side of the gasket in it's place.
Be sure you keep track of which bolt goes where when you take the front dress off of the engine/heads. I like to clean and mark each bolt head with a number. Then I draw a graphic representation of the layout of the bolts as seen from the front of the engine and/or take a few pictures with my phone of all of them in place and numbered. That and keeping any spacers, washers, and nuts with their respective bolts goes a long way towards easy reassembly. |
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71 Javelin AMX O.O.
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Red20 You are correct as the bolts and washers/spacers seem to be all different. I take a piece of my wife's fabric bolt cardboard that is about an inch thick and punch a holt with the bolt at the location on the part that I'm removing. I usually do a rough outline of the part, in this case the timing chain cover. The thick cardboard holds the bolts upright so as you move it around they don't fall out. Steve
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71 Javelin AMX O.O.
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I was able to tighten the bolts holding the timing chain cover on the front of the block and the coolant stopped dripping. I was surprised how loose the bolts were and plan on using new lock washers with thread sealant for a more permanent fix. I'm going to try to remove just the bolts without taking out the radiator. I know I will need to remove the alternator, belts fan, pullys and brackets to get to the bolts. Some were pretty hard to just get a wrench on to tighten without taking anything off. Think I can do this without removing the radiator? I was concerned that the timing chain cover bolts would be too long to remove with the radiator in place? Thanks Steve |
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71 Javelin AMX O.O.
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I have replaced the lock washers on the large bolts holding the timing chain cover on the front of the block and used some thread sealant, too. I didn't pull the radiator, but placed a piece of cardboard over the fins so I could take the fan bolts off. It was a little tricky putting the fan and spacer back on the water pump pully, but with the ratheting creasant wrench, it was easier to tighten them down.
Just need some decent weather here in Minnesota to open the door and check for leaks. |
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Joseph Lamb
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thanks for the good ideas!!
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