[V8] heads up! heads off!

[Dave Saad]

I did that several years ago Peter.  It seemed to help a little, but  
the real problem with the early 3.6L motors appears to be rings.   
They are weak, or have a poorly designed oil ring or something like  
that.  I replaced my rings about 1.5 years ago (with Teves) and the  
motor has been running great with no blue smoke at all.
FYI, you can not get bearings for this motor (at least I could not  
find any) so I re-used my old rod bearings and did not remove the  
crank main bearings.  The machine shop thought this was crazy, but  
they followed my instructions and it seems to have worked out OK.
btw, the rod bolts are the stretch type - and you can get  
replacements for them. They also fit the VR6 motor.  I used the  
torque specs for that motor.

Dave

On Mar 30, 2009, at 5:17 AM, Peter Littlewood wrote:

>
> Hi Everyone!
>
>
>
> Well having managed to buy a cheap runabout (another V8 of course)  
> I have decided to finally, after a number of years to tackle the  
> valve stem seals, which have caused much embarrassment upon kickdown.
>
> I've done the timing belt before so I have the tools to hold the  
> cams still but I have no manuals at all. I've done plenty of 5  
> cylinder heads before so I'm fairly confident.
>
> But does anyone have any info they could send me? tips or advice?
>
>
>
> I'll expect I'll be mailing you all soon with some sob story!
>
> wish me luck
>
>
>
> Pete Littlewood
>
> UK
>
> 1991 3.6 V8 178,000 miles Smokin' !
>
> 1990 3.6 V8 68,505 miles genuine (£360.15 off ebay!)
>
> 1990 100 turbo 142,000 breaking if interested..
>
> 1986 200qt running again after 9 years!
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