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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Greg, frank, I don't know if this is the way to do it but...
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
A few more things checked off the list. I don't know how everyone else lines up the gaskets to the heads and manifold but here's how we did it.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
I used an old fashioned 40 year old long torque wrench that had the scale right under the handle, with a long pointer to give a reading off the scale. I actually haven't seen those for sale for a long time.The click type as initially released by Snap On in the early '70's has consigned all the spring type torque wrenches to obsolescence. One of my 327 short blocks few years ago could actually easily be turned by hand by gripping the harmonic balancer and spinning it pretty easily. It took around 5 or 6 pounds/feet to turn it with the old style torque wrench. Probably a click type inch pound wrench would be a good idea.I'm sure that by your description of this engine assembly that you've found some improvement.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
It's back! See if we can get it painted tomorrow.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
I tried a kinder gentler approach to seal installation, it was almost too easy.
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The clutch is back. Really not sure where to mount this accumulator and it won't happen now but collecting parts to eventually switch to a grid.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
I will interested to see how this one MPHers. Hopefully the upper valve cover studs don't break out of the casting.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Gary, Fairly obvious with those gaskets..Surprised nobody mentioned it before now ;-)
Todd, Nice working conditions..We should all be that lucky :-)
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