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Posted by Maxwell on June 23, 2008, 10:32 pm
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> If I pull the head..do I have to replace the head gaskets?
>
> Frankly..Im surprisingly inexperinced in engine repair. Whiile my
> childhood friends were rebuilding and dabbling with cars..I was doing
> radio, guns and their girlfriends....shrug
>
> Ive only rebuilt one engine in my lifetime...and had parts left over.
> I sold it not long after...Well..I have done motorcycle engines
> sucessfully here and there over the years....mostly Hondas, and helped
> rebuild a few, passing tools to the experts
>
>
> This engine seems simple enough, so Ill put the welder up on 6x6 beams
> and pull the pan, if it doesnt start to turn when I go back, tommorow
> or the next day. This is pretty much a lawn mower engine with 4
> cylinders rather than one..."L head"?
>
> Ive always said that Id rather take a beating than work on an
> engine..shrug....now Im older..and I dont heal as well..so I guess its
> time to dig in and learn.....
>
If/when you get to that point, removing and replacing the head is very basic
on the Continental. If nothing else, I noticed a real difference in power
and idle recently after replacing a leaking head gasket on my Continental
powered forklift. I removed a ton of carbon with a cordless drill and rotary
brushes. All things considered, I was glad it began to leak. Just took a few
hours.
You would need a gasket. Got mine from NAPA. I'd recommend a can of K&W
Copper Coat spray as well.
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Posted by Larry Jaques on June 24, 2008, 8:18 am
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:32:32 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
>> This engine seems simple enough, so Ill put the welder up on 6x6 beams
>> and pull the pan, if it doesnt start to turn when I go back, tommorow
>> or the next day. This is pretty much a lawn mower engine with 4
>> cylinders rather than one..."L head"?
>
>If/when you get to that point, removing and replacing the head is very basic
>on the Continental. If nothing else, I noticed a real difference in power
>and idle recently after replacing a leaking head gasket on my Continental
>powered forklift. I removed a ton of carbon with a cordless drill and rotary
>brushes. All things considered, I was glad it began to leak. Just took a few
>hours.
>
>You would need a gasket. Got mine from NAPA. I'd recommend a can of K&W
>Copper Coat spray as well.
Ditto. Copper Coat is excellent stuff. I wonder how much a can costs
now that the price of copper has skyrocketed.
Oh, not bad, $5. http://tinyurl.com/5ehs2q
I prefer the spray can version @ $7.
--
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
-- Earl Warren
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Posted by Gunner Asch on June 24, 2008, 1:47 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:18:47 -0700, Larry Jaques
>On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:32:32 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
>
>>> This engine seems simple enough, so Ill put the welder up on 6x6 beams
>>> and pull the pan, if it doesnt start to turn when I go back, tommorow
>>> or the next day. This is pretty much a lawn mower engine with 4
>>> cylinders rather than one..."L head"?
>>
>>If/when you get to that point, removing and replacing the head is very basic
>>on the Continental. If nothing else, I noticed a real difference in power
>>and idle recently after replacing a leaking head gasket on my Continental
>>powered forklift. I removed a ton of carbon with a cordless drill and rotary
>>brushes. All things considered, I was glad it began to leak. Just took a few
>>hours.
>>
>>You would need a gasket. Got mine from NAPA. I'd recommend a can of K&W
>>Copper Coat spray as well.
>
>Ditto. Copper Coat is excellent stuff. I wonder how much a can costs
>now that the price of copper has skyrocketed.
>
>Oh, not bad, $5. http://tinyurl.com/5ehs2q
>I prefer the spray can version @ $7.
Actually..I have both types on the shelves.
Gunner
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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Posted by Larry Jaques on June 24, 2008, 8:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:47:17 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:18:47 -0700, Larry Jaques
>
>>On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:32:32 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
>>>You would need a gasket. Got mine from NAPA. I'd recommend a can of K&W
>>>Copper Coat spray as well.
>>
>>Ditto. Copper Coat is excellent stuff. I wonder how much a can costs
>>now that the price of copper has skyrocketed.
>>
>>Oh, not bad, $5. http://tinyurl.com/5ehs2q
>>I prefer the spray can version @ $7.
>
>
>Actually..I have both types on the shelves.
Strange. The only use is for helping seal compression gaskets in IC
engines, and you don't rebuild 'em. Vewwy, vewwy stwange.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
-- Earl Warren
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Posted by Gunner on June 25, 2008, 9:46 am
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:10:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:47:17 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
>
>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:18:47 -0700, Larry Jaques
>>
>>>On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:32:32 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
>
>>>>You would need a gasket. Got mine from NAPA. I'd recommend a can of K&W
>>>>Copper Coat spray as well.
>>>
>>>Ditto. Copper Coat is excellent stuff. I wonder how much a can costs
>>>now that the price of copper has skyrocketed.
>>>
>>>Oh, not bad, $5. http://tinyurl.com/5ehs2q
>>>I prefer the spray can version @ $7.
>>
>>
>>Actually..I have both types on the shelves.
>
>Strange. The only use is for helping seal compression gaskets in IC
>engines, and you don't rebuild 'em. Vewwy, vewwy stwange.
I have many strange things on the shelf, that Ive had no use for up to
this point in time.
Much less though , since Ive started tossing Stuff
Gunner
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> If I pull the head..do I have to replace the head gaskets?
>
> Frankly..Im surprisingly inexperinced in engine repair. Whiile my
> childhood friends were rebuilding and dabbling with cars..I was doing
> radio, guns and their girlfriends....shrug
>
> Ive only rebuilt one engine in my lifetime...and had parts left over.
> I sold it not long after...Well..I have done motorcycle engines
> sucessfully here and there over the years....mostly Hondas, and helped
> rebuild a few, passing tools to the experts
>
>
> This engine seems simple enough, so Ill put the welder up on 6x6 beams
> and pull the pan, if it doesnt start to turn when I go back, tommorow
> or the next day. This is pretty much a lawn mower engine with 4
> cylinders rather than one..."L head"?
>
> Ive always said that Id rather take a beating than work on an
> engine..shrug....now Im older..and I dont heal as well..so I guess its
> time to dig in and learn.....
>