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#1 User is offline   DaytonaConnection 

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Posted March 2, 2003 at 08:23 pm

How many of you have changed. your own head gasket,if so was it hard to do?
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 08:46 pm

I did mine about 10+ years ago due to my letting it get too hot. It's not that bad at all but I don't have a turbo.

I removed the head and replaced it with a new one (reconditioned). The job is really not that hard as you don't need a lift or anything like that at all.
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 08:48 pm

DaytonaConnection, on Mar 2 2003, 08:23 PM, said:

How many of you have changed. your own head gasket,if so was it hard to do?

The slip N slide method I told you about can be done a little over an hour.
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 11:21 pm

Slip N Slide? Do tell. The Shelby has it's original gasket and 72k miles. It probably has a fair bit of life left in it, but it's inevitable that it's gonna go sooner or later.... how does this work?
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 11:28 pm

Slip 'N slide....

Remove all the head bolts, raise the head just a bit (friends help here), slip the old gasket out and slide the new one in place. Replace the head bolts(with new) and re-torque.

The up side is that if you're really careful you'll not have to mess with the cam timing but you'll have to release tension on the belt and retension it.

The down side is that you'll not get a good look at the surfaces and it'll be really tough to 'clean' them properly.

I for one understand that this method can work, but for me... it's a pull the head, check it totally, clean all surfaces and reinstall. While I'm at it, I'll replace any hoses that are back there I can't get to otherwise etc.
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 11:32 pm

Does This method work with a turbo, as well
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 11:36 pm


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Posted March 2, 2003 at 11:41 pm

I will try that,it sounds to way easy to be right, but it sure beats taking everything apart thanks......
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Posted March 2, 2003 at 11:47 pm

DaytonaConnection, on Mar 2 2003, 11:41 PM, said:

I will try that,it sounds to way easy to be right,

I did it to my 89 & it worked.
We also do this at the track when we blow headgaskets since time is of the essence.
I was with Gary at SDAC 11 & we had his gasket changed on the K car in under 1/2 hour.

This post has been edited by ButchN: March 2, 2003 at 11:47 pm

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Posted March 3, 2003 at 12:23 am

I can't argue with Butch the Pro and the slip an slide would make sense if you know that the reason you blew the gasket was over boosting. Probably the common cause at the track, yes/no Butch? If you are unsure what the gasket failed I would go the extra steps and have the head checked for flatness just in case. Otherwise we will be seeing this same post in about a month from you. ;)
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