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Subject No Exhaust head bolt?!? Head seperated compltly from gaskt
     
Posted by ZMEGOBY® on October 23, 2004 at 7:05 PM
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Message Well after about 1 year or so I broke down the engine I blew on my way to work. Let me tell you I was surprised surprised surprised.

1) The driver side did not have head bolts in it. I do not see how this is possible but I have not touched this engine since the shop put it in. How the hell is this possible?? I took it apart and can not see how in the world it worked for 5 months with some (not much) heavy driving.

2) When I peeled off the head the head gasket did not even move. I have never had a clean pull like this. Now this is what I am guessing blew when I blew it that day. Pistons look fine, head gasket completely intake but stuck to the block.

Any ideas? How could I drive around with no head bolts. I am flabbergasted.

Oh also, how do I take out a stripped head bolt. I have all the bolts off the passenger head but noticed the rear intake is stripped. I can not even try to get a grip on it.

Bill
ZMEGOBY
White 1992 300ZXTT STAGE....
Austin, TX


     
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