Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

this time I just got the Fel-Pro head gaskets, this is the passenger side old and new compared

[Gregski]

I'm just reusing the old head bolts these aint no turkey to yield ones I don't think, I just lubed them up with the white thread stuff and called it good

[Gregski]

so popped on the passenger side head and torqued her down to 65 foot pounds in three go arounds 30 - 45 - 65

[Gregski]

driver side headbolts

[Gregski]

driver side head gasket, these go on dry

[Gregski]

went to torque down the driver side cylinder head and encounter a bit of a set back...

[Gregski]

My trusy Craftsman torque wrench decided to give up the ghost after 20 years

[Gregski]

so I went to Sears I mean its a Craftsman they should replace it right? Wrong, they only replace torque wrenches for 1 year and if you have the receipt, now I sure hope the new one I bought for $75 bucks from them don't break in the first year, but it is made in China so you never know

[Gregski]

so this is how I adjust the valves, I like this method because you do half than you rotate the engine once and do the other half

so put the #1 cylinder at top dead center and do the following valves

notice you are not touching #6 at all

[Gregski]

then you spin the engine once to #6 top dead center and you do the remaining valves (the blue side of the white board)

you do not touch #1 this time

[Gregski]

the intake manifold was up next, I honestly dread this part as I hate gooping the China Walls and making sure I lower the intake manifold properly aligned on to all that mess

so here I spray one side of the gasket with adhesive and let it set for a bit

[Gregski]

hey remember these? I never finished building up the flanges on the driver header, so here we go

got too dark outside to take a pic of the finished product

[Gregski]

Ah yes, the Troublesome Twins

it ain't pretty but it just might could work

[Gregski]

slipping the new Mr. Gasket crush gasket on the passenger side

[Gregski]

slipping the crush Mr. Gasket gasket on the driver side

[Gregski]

this time I set the engine on top dead center for #1 as I was assembling it that made dropping in the dizzy that much easier

[Gregski]

carb goes back on along with the radiator and water pump hoses

[Gregski]

fluids going in - you know that's a good sign

[Gregski]

AND ALL BACK TOGETHER IN 72 HOURS!!!

but didn't get to start it cause I finished after 11:00 PM and it would have been way too loud!!!

[RDrancher]

Nice job!

Craftsman isn't what it used to be...or maybe it is. I had a Craftsman electric impact that did it's job for a bunch of years. The ring that holds sockets on was always kind of a pita though and would stick one on or spit one off at random. When I was checking out junk at HF one day, I took a look at their impact and doggone it...except for the color it's exactly the same unit. So when the Craftsman crapped out, guess which one I bought?

[daddyjeep]

Originally Posted by Gregski

so I went to Sears I mean its a Craftsman they should replace it right? Wrong, they only replace torque wrenches for 1 year and if you have the receipt, now I sure hope the new one I bought for $75 bucks from them don't break in the first year, but it is made in China so you never know

I went into my local Sears last week for a socket and they had that exact torque wrench on sale for $39. Of course i brought it home with me. The plastic collar that adjusts the weight on my old Craftsman broke after about 15 years.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by RDrancher

Nice job!

Craftsman isn't what it used to be...

You can say that again, the plastic handle on the new one feels like it will shatter at any time. I swore I would not buy Craftsman any more but I really had no place to turn but Sears, maybe Lowes I guess, but aint they all Chinese.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

I went into my local Sears last week for a socket and they had that exact torque wrench on sale for $39. Of course i brought it home with me. The plastic collar that adjusts the weight on my old Craftsman broke after about 15 years.

I think you bought its little brother they make a smaller one that looks just like it.

[daddyjeep]

Originally Posted by Gregski

I think you bought its little brother they make a smaller one that looks just like it.

Nope, they had the smaller one for $29. They had a big "store redesign" sale or something going on. The store was a mess.

[68Timber]

I have that same 20 year old craftsman, mine gave up the ghost a year or two ago. A friend fixed the ratchet but instead of spending the money to get it recalibrated I use it as a breaker bar now.

Nice work as usual, hope this fixed the problem and gets Rusty on the dyno. Did you cut the header flange on the driver's side?