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#31
08-28-2008, 08:57 PM
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Re: The Great Debate
I hope you have a torque wrench and know how to use it when you reinstall the rocker arms. Do you have a FSM or Chilton’s manual? If so, follow the torque specifications for the rockers and valve covers. Be sure to install new valve cover gaskets. BTW, what kind of valve stem seals did you get?
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#32
08-28-2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: The Great Debate
I have the Haynes manuel. I have acess to a torque wrench. I probably pick up some gaskets tommorrow. Do I need any extra sealant with them? The valve stems that I got were from Advance Auto Parts. They were Labled Fel-pro. I didn't want to buy them at first because they were only like $14.50 so I thought they wouldn't be high quality but I did since i didn't want to wait for stuff to arrive. Turns out that they are actually Viton seals, says so on the box.
 So I guess I got some good seals for a very good price.
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#33
08-29-2008, 10:40 AM
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#34
08-30-2008, 08:48 PM
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Re: The Great Debate
 Did some of the valve stem seal job. I'm only going to do one side. This is one of those if it wasn't broke don't fix jobs. I lost the keeper for one valve and I will have to go to the junkyard tommorrow since they're only special order everywhere. It's currently being held in place by vice girp pliers. It took me all day to do it. and it was a pain in the butt. The only easy thing was getting the valves stem seals off which I found out are actually metal seals. I think I want too  myself.
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95' PARK AVENUE 168,000 MILES Warning
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#36
08-31-2008, 05:17 PM
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Re: The Great Debate
Well It burns a quart about every 12-1300 miles. I do an oil change every 4000 miles. I put in 5qts initially and have 3-3.25 quarts left and I put a quart in in between changes so I guess i use about 2.5 quarts or so every 3000 miles and 3 between oil changes.
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#37
08-31-2008, 06:07 PM
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Re: The Great Debate
Yeah that is a bit on the high side... Thats actually a lot of oil for a 3800...
But I think towards the end I was doing better than 1 quart for 2000 Miles... My motor was piston slapping so bad I gave up on it and pulled it... I think the bushing in the rod and the wrist pin wore a bait and cause more piston rock and beat up the pistons and the rings.. I always did have some oil burning tho... In the early days it was like 1/2 - 3/4 of a quart in 3000 Miles... Over a year ago I was putting oil in it every 1000 Miles.. The funny thing is 90% of its life was with Synthetic oil... But when you drive them like I do I expect them to wear out.. My Old series I has been great on the oil front... Not sure to tell you weather or not your issues are all valve stem seal related as the series II engines are not known for beating the Valve Stem seals..
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