Chopa's new crappy VH Wagon

[Dirbatua]

water pumps fine chopa, use it, same style blades i used to get on my 304 water pumps.

They probally don't make the old style anymore and it looks like the new one would be more efficient anyway.

 

[ari666]

anyone think its the right one with those blades?

i think that style of blade is the better kind. is your other one much thinner?

heads looking mint btw.

edit* yeah these are the **** ones.

 

[Sandman]

If you don't have a pressure washer, get your oven cleaner or whatever cleaner you're using and go to a carwash and just use the high pressure hose there. Heads are looking real nice but the cleaner the better.

 

[GetToDaChopa]

Tiny update. Have been cleaning the rocker arm stuff (very fiddly) Waiting for the valve spring remover to arrive so i can get going the stem seals. the head looks pretty good now. Not spotless but nice. And also cleaned up the intake manifold. Not as many hours spent now that I'm back at work

 

[EYY]

I know what you mean about trying to clean them up. The exhaust ports in the head that's on the engine in my ute thread were so clogged with carbon, that you'd barely be able to fit a 10 cent coin in there. I had to literally chisel it out!

Keep in mind that you'll need some non hardening thread sealant too for the head bolts that go through to the coolant passages

Do you have an air compressor? Make sure you get the insides of the pushrods cleaned out nicely too, since they're responsible for providing oil to the top end. Blowing them out with compressed air is the easiest way to go about it.

 

[GetToDaChopa]

I took the air compressor out. Went to Autobarn they didn't know what the sealant was for the bolts. Need to go somewhere else.

 

[ari666]

dont fk around with any different brands. go genuine holden. its available from repco. its not cheap, but the heating problems youll get if you dont use it or use it improperley are just not worth it.

if you were in melbs id lend you mine... but youre not, so i cant.

 

[vc commodore]

dont fk around with any different brands. go genuine holden. its available from repco. its not cheap, but the heating problems youll get if you dont use it or use it improperley are just not worth it.



if you were in melbs id lend you mine... but youre not, so i cant.

Rubbish mate....I use cheap sealant and I have problems getting enough heat to turn my thermos on....I have the thermo set to come on at 85 degrees

 

[ari666]

why risk it?

 

[GetToDaChopa]

Why don't you post me some lol in a letter