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03-17-2008, 12:18 AM
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Help!!
I droped a washer down the first port. Where does it go and how can I get at it?
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03-17-2008, 12:23 AM
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Re: Help!!
Watch with a flashlight through the plug hole & lots of patience through the port with a small wire. Easier to pull the head & you might have to anyway if the valve is open & the washer went through...
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03-17-2008, 12:27 AM
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The first hole is a coolant passage. It goes down to the water passages around the cylinders. Try a flexible magnet. My only fear would be that it gets into waterpump blades creating a little havoc. It may just settle to the bottom and never be seen or heard of again.
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03-17-2008, 12:24 AM
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Re: Help!!
If you have one of those magnet grabber tools, Id try that before taking anything apart.
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03-17-2008, 12:53 AM
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Re: Help!!
tried rotating the block upside down? Just a thought
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03-17-2008, 01:02 AM
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Re: Help!!
i pulled the head and got the washer out. this is a new motor. can reuse the gasket or should i replace it with a new one?
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03-17-2008, 01:12 AM
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03-17-2008, 08:56 AM
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Gaskets are cheap---motors cost money. Why take that chance?
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03-17-2008, 01:20 AM
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never reinstalled a head gasket...do you use silicone before you apply the gasket?
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03-17-2008, 06:23 AM
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well i went and picked up a new felpro gasket. I cleaned both the block surface and the head surface, removing any old gasket. i then cleaned both surfaces with acetone and let dry and applied the felpro composite gasket without any sealer (thats what the book said to do). I torque the bolts acording to the sequence in my manual. I feel like such an idiot. Do you guys think I'lll be ok when I fire her up?
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03-17-2008, 07:24 AM
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Re: Help!!
If you got the washer out it sounds like you have it all covered...It should be good to go..Good luck
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03-17-2008, 08:58 AM
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Why are you up so late?
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03-17-2008, 08:18 AM
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thanks guys....man it was a bad day!
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03-17-2008, 02:45 PM
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i did that when i was a kid but down the carb went a butterfly nut and i couldnt get it. i went inside to grab a home made magnet rod and guess what was running when i came out! yep, good ol' pops decided to turn her over and see how well my tune up came out. boy was he po!  oh well .at least you caught it and found it! could have been worse, ya know?
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03-17-2008, 07:06 PM
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Thnaks again. I did a search on fel-pro gaskets and I was happy to see that they have a good reputation. Only thing that really sucks is that my new GM warranty is now void! I did save the old gasket though. Hey I guess it could be worse...at least the washer fell right out when I turned the head over, and isn't stuck in some water passsage. I now have rags stuffed in all of the ports and dizzy holes....(Lesson learned)!
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