Well she's moving right along.Originally Posted by grand prix newb
Heads with valve jobs:
Progress ready for intake install:
Got the exhaust almost on:
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01-17-2011
Well she's moving right along.
Heads with valve jobs:
Progress ready for intake install:
Got the exhaust almost on:
01-17-2011
Are those the aluminum LIM gaskets? Cause from the pic they look black, like the plastic ones.
Also, don't forget to put a dab of RTV in all four corners of the end seals for the LIM to block gaskets. I put some under the gasket, and then on top before seating the LIM. Never leaked again.
01-17-2011
shoot I didn't put any on top just across the bottom, suppose I better do that now, dam I wish you caught me last night, been fastened since with thread lock, Thanks a lot though probbobly saved a big head ache down the road, rather pop of and give it a good rtv hit now then have to tare everything apart later, and yes sir they are the plastic gaskets (dam another thing I forgot about).
Last edited by grand prix newb; 01-17-2011 at 03:14 PM.
01-18-2011
I posted 7 minutes after your post that showed "Progress ready for intake install", where you still had the LIM off. Figured you'd see it in time.
I'm not saying that it will leak if you only sealed the bottom part, just that I've always been told to put some at just the corners on top and bottom of those end seals where the seal meets the head and LIM. As long as the RTV is thick enough on the bottom part you might be ok, your call there.
Although I wouldn't reinstall plastic LIM gaskets at all. There is a reason GM came up with the updated Alum. ones. I am actually surprised that they still make the plastic version after all the motors that have had this issue.
01-20-2011
I will switch to alum ones later, right now I got a misfire in #4 cylinder, and car won't engage for 10 - 20 turns of ignition, is there away to disable anti theft system or is that a gm job. coolant level is good, but low coolant light flashes along with ses lght. 700.00 0n heads decked and ign. parts. Frustrating. here is a couple vids, sorry for being dark, daughter got here late with cam.
Thanks
http://s276.photobucket.com/albums/k...t=P1170179.mp4
http://s276.photobucket.com/albums/k...t=P1170180.mp4
Last edited by grand prix newb; 02-19-2011 at 12:06 AM.
01-21-2011
Fixed I found the new little gasket that comes with the coils, I lost 1 so just took one out of my other coils didn't work, put the new one in and cool ses light isn't flashing anymore,still on but not flashing. start driving get 10 feet awqay and ses goes out. hesitates here and there.
Still have to turn key a bunch of times before engine will turn over
low coolant light on sometimes flashing,coolant level is good . Sensor? is that below the radiater cap?
01-21-2011
When turning the key a bunch of times before it starts, does everything else in the car stay powered? I would check all your calbes going to the starter. Make sure they're all tight. Also check your cables at the battery. If that all looks good then may be the ignition switch.
Yes, the sensor is below the cap and upper trans. line. Should have a square back on it. Might just be covered in dex crud. Pull it and clean it up then reinstall and see what you get.
Also, it is known that these motors can be hard to bleed all the air from the cooling system, so even if it appears full, it may be low when being circulated via the waterpump. If cleaning the coolant level sensor doesn't help try bleeding the cooling system again, and then again, lol...
The hesitation/miss could just be old plugs/wires. Are they new as well?
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