MC turbo head install help (engine in car)

[Konstantin Bogach]

I did it in same way, used pieces of dowel in places for bolts to align while lowering the head onto block.  I climbed under the hood with feet standin somewhere around
engine mounts, lifted the head with em, im, turbo and wg which was resting on front cross member and put it in place with considerable strain in my back.  My son was
looking at gasket making sure I did not dislodge it.

Scott,  unfortunately,  I found out about the need to loctite after I installed the head.  Now I am waiting of sympthoms.  What are they? No ticking sound yet.  What else?

Konstantin.

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> From: "scott thomas" <scott at dreamtheater.zzn.com>
>
> I just did my job three weeks ago. I left the downpipe on the car,
> but loosened it from the exhaust. That helped me align everything for
> removal/installation. I pulled and reinstalled the turbo, IM, EM,
> head, and wastegate all as one piece.
>
> If I didn't have an unforseen problem at every step, it would've been
> an easy job. Don't forget to loctite the em studs. The previousowner
> didn't and that's why I had to redo his job. Only two studs were
> holding the em on <5k after the job was done. It sucked pulling and
> replacing all the stuff that was new on the upper end.
>