Head gasket set brand recommendations & ?'s re: 89 Cressida head install.
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From: Doc on 24 May 2007 19:58 -Any suggestions on brands? Is whatever comes from Autozone, Discount Auto, Napa going to work fine? Any brands to definitely avoid? Apparently the shop that built my engine a couple of years ago used Victor Reinz. -What about new head bolts? Do the sets normally come with bolts? Or are there better options I should pursue? -I feel like I should upgrade my torque wrench from the inexpensive bar type I got years ago. I see Home Depot has Husky click torque wrenches for around $70, do you feel it'll do the job? I gather Snap- On's run around $200. I'm sure they're good but would like to save a few bucks if possible to do so and get good functionality on a one-off project. -I have the shop manual for this Cressida. Should the torqueing order it shows be fine? In a previous thread, someone said they should be final torqued to 70 ft/lbs. Anyone disagree with this? What would you consider a reasonable cost range for a shop to charge to disassemble, inspect, do a valve job, resurface and reassemble the heads on a carry-in basis? Any other recommendations/tips will be appreciated. I've installed heads before but not on aluminum heads. Thanks.
From: Doc on 24 May 2007 21:35 On May 24, 8:05 pm, Jeff <kidsdoc2...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Doc wrote: > > What would you consider a reasonable cost range for a shop to charge > > to disassemble, inspect, do a valve job, resurface and reassemble the > > heads on a carry-in basis? > > $100-200. The local machine shop I talked to today was talking around $250 - 300. It's got 24 valves.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 25 May 2007 00:21 On Thu, 24 May 2007 16:58:41 -0700, Doc wrote: > -Any suggestions on brands? Is whatever comes from Autozone, Discount > Auto, Napa going to work fine? Any brands to definitely avoid? Apparently > the shop that built my engine a couple of years ago used Victor Reinz. > > -What about new head bolts? Do the sets normally come with bolts? Or are > there better options I should pursue? > > -I feel like I should upgrade my torque wrench from the inexpensive bar > type I got years ago. I see Home Depot has Husky click torque wrenches for > around $70, do you feel it'll do the job? I gather Snap- On's run around > $200. I'm sure they're good but would like to save a few bucks if possible > to do so and get good functionality on a one-off project. > > -I have the shop manual for this Cressida. Should the torqueing order it > shows be fine? In a previous thread, someone said they should be final > torqued to 70 ft/lbs. Anyone disagree with this? > > What would you consider a reasonable cost range for a shop to charge to > disassemble, inspect, do a valve job, resurface and reassemble the heads > on a carry-in basis? > > Any other recommendations/tips will be appreciated. I've installed heads > before but not on aluminum heads. > > Thanks. HKS Metal headgasket. Google "1989 Supra Headgasket" These last a long time. Also, check the SOGI website. 59ft/lbs appears to be not enough (was spec'd for an asbestos HG)
From: Danny G. on 25 May 2007 05:07 "Doc" <docsavage20(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1180051121.467566.50550(a)q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > -Any suggestions on brands? Is whatever comes from Autozone, Discount > Auto, Napa going to work fine? Any brands to definitely avoid? > Apparently the shop that built my engine a couple of years ago used > Victor Reinz. I'm all for the OEM gasket kit. That way you have the other 20-25 seals you should replace. But Toyota reemed me for $329.00. > > -What about new head bolts? Do the sets normally come with bolts? Or > are there better options I should pursue? There reusable > > -I feel like I should upgrade my torque wrench from the inexpensive > bar type I got years ago. I see Home Depot has Husky click torque > wrenches for around $70, do you feel it'll do the job? I gather Snap- > On's run around $200. I'm sure they're good but would like to save a > few bucks if possible to do so and get good functionality on a one-off > project. > > -I have the shop manual for this Cressida. Should the torqueing order > it shows be fine? In a previous thread, someone said they should be > final torqued to 70 ft/lbs. Anyone disagree with this? Everybody and there brother seems to agree that 58lbs was not tight enough. (mine are 70) > > What would you consider a reasonable cost range for a shop to charge > to disassemble, inspect, do a valve job, resurface and reassemble the > heads on a carry-in basis? > > Any other recommendations/tips will be appreciated. I've installed > heads before but not on aluminum heads. > > Thanks. Finding a cause for the BHG helps. Loose head bolts seems to be a common problem for example. Replacing all those small coolant hoses or at least the hard to get to ones might be a good idea. If the head is warped so are the cam journals. GL Dan
From: Danny G. on 25 May 2007 05:24
"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)AE86.gts> wrote in message news:jvt5i.20638$Qz.4446(a)trndny09... > On Thu, 24 May 2007 16:58:41 -0700, Doc wrote: > >> -Any suggestions on brands? Is whatever comes from Autozone, Discount >> Auto, Napa going to work fine? Any brands to definitely avoid? Apparently >> the shop that built my engine a couple of years ago used Victor Reinz. >> >> -What about new head bolts? Do the sets normally come with bolts? Or are >> there better options I should pursue? >> >> -I feel like I should upgrade my torque wrench from the inexpensive bar >> type I got years ago. I see Home Depot has Husky click torque wrenches for >> around $70, do you feel it'll do the job? I gather Snap- On's run around >> $200. I'm sure they're good but would like to save a few bucks if possible >> to do so and get good functionality on a one-off project. >> >> -I have the shop manual for this Cressida. Should the torqueing order it >> shows be fine? In a previous thread, someone said they should be final >> torqued to 70 ft/lbs. Anyone disagree with this? >> >> What would you consider a reasonable cost range for a shop to charge to >> disassemble, inspect, do a valve job, resurface and reassemble the heads >> on a carry-in basis? >> >> Any other recommendations/tips will be appreciated. I've installed heads >> before but not on aluminum heads. >> >> Thanks. > > > HKS Metal headgasket. Google "1989 Supra Headgasket" > These last a long time. Also, check the SOGI website. 59ft/lbs appears to > be not enough (was spec'd for an asbestos HG) > I think a metal head gasket requires a special mating surface. "These last a long time" But then again I never thought head gaskets wear out. 8) |