Head Gasket Replace

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cajunl
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Any body have a photo of drawing of the wood wedge that needs to be used on the z24 chain to keep it from falling.

I saw it somewhere and cannot find it.


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phlebmaster
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Welcome to the forum!

I always use a 1" X 10" dowel.

cajunl
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You use it to just hold up the chain? Then slide the head up over it correct?

Thanks for the help. I was a member of the old MSN 720 forum

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We are glad you found ODPL.

What are you working on?

cajunl
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83 z24 KC with weber carb

Made in Japan. My brother bought it in Germany while in the Air Force and Uncle Sam shipped it back to the states a few years ago. 276,000 on original engine until head gasket failure.

Hopefully after this she will be good as new. Putting a new exhaust and driveshaft bearing on while it is down.

I have it all down with intake and exhaust off and have not had the balls to take the timing chain and sprocket off yet

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cajunl wrote:83 z24 KC with weber carb

Made in Japan. My brother bought it in Germany while in the Air Force and Uncle Sam shipped it back to the states a few years ago. 276,000 on original engine until head gasket failure.

Hopefully after this she will be good as new. Putting a new exhaust and driveshaft bearing on while it is down.

I have it all down with intake and exhaust off and have not had the balls to take the timing chain and sprocket off yet
check out my thread about the head gasket going on my truck, you want to go ahead and replace the timing chain tensioner as well so you dont need the wooden block.

zerothread/435114


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