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Originally Posted by RocketUSA
How many hours did you put in, zeta4?
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The first day I put in about 8 to 10 hours only because it took some time to properly label all the electrical/vacuum connections. This was the first, and I hope only, time I wanted to endeavor on this project so I was real anal about marking everything. This paid off as a time saver too when it came time to reconstruct.
Second day took aproximately 6 hours. Make sure to clean ALL of the gasket mating surfaces. I used lacquer thinner, it cuts oil real well. I placed alot of clean rags in the engine valley to prevent any debris from falling down into the crankcase. Good thing I did, because when I removed the pushrods with the Lisle tool and went to remove the old GM gaskets, they literally crumbled as I attempted to remove them. After everything was cleaned, I performed a trial run so that I would be able to see how the LIM seated with the new FEL-PRO gaskets. Make sure the tabs on the gaskets seat into the matching holes on the head before final assembly.
Started fresh on the third day and put about 8 hours in. In my case, I got everything together; however, I did not start the car until the next day. It was late on a Saturday and I wanted to let the RTV/locktite cure until the next morning. I took the time to make sure all connections and fluids had been taken care of correctly. I primed the fuel system/checked for leaks a few times by turning on the ignition for a few seconds as well. The new fuel o-rings looked to have sealed Okay.
The car started up on the first try the next morning. It ran a little rough for the first 30-60 seconds; however, the oil pressure was good and the temp. guage never went over the halfway mark, so I knew that I got most of the air out of the coolant system when I refilled it with 50/50 dexcool.
No leaks thus far, and the car runs noticably better!
