Cleaning Ls Head Bolt Holes at Lucas Cade blog

Cleaning Ls Head Bolt Holes. You do have to be very meticulous with cleaning the head bolt holes though. Be sure it sits properly on the dowels. The long ones had orange sealant. Gently set the cylinder head on top of the head gasket. Clean the deck surface of the head with a clean rag and acetone (or a similar cleaner). I knew the holes were blind holes, but i just didn't understand why the bolts came with the sealant. I use a straw from sonic (large dia) and vacuum debris out with a shop vac. The bolt holes for all the head bolts in all ls blocks are blind holes. You don't need to clean the coolant out of the water jackets, but the head bolt holes need to be as clean as you can get them. Then i stuff a paper towel. If, there is water/coolant/dirt debris in any of the holes when you torque the bolts, it will rupture the block. Cleaning out our cylinder head bolt holes is almost worst than cleaning of the graphite gasket. But this job a used a small bucket mounted shop. An ls head bolt thread chaser is a specialized tool designed specifically for cleaning and repairing the threads of the head bolt holes.

You don't need to clean the coolant out of the water jackets, but the head bolt holes need to be as clean as you can get them. Gently set the cylinder head on top of the head gasket. Be sure it sits properly on the dowels. If, there is water/coolant/dirt debris in any of the holes when you torque the bolts, it will rupture the block. An ls head bolt thread chaser is a specialized tool designed specifically for cleaning and repairing the threads of the head bolt holes. But this job a used a small bucket mounted shop. I knew the holes were blind holes, but i just didn't understand why the bolts came with the sealant. Clean the deck surface of the head with a clean rag and acetone (or a similar cleaner). The bolt holes for all the head bolts in all ls blocks are blind holes. Then i stuff a paper towel.

ARP 9120001 Head Bolt Thread Cleaning Tap Chaser M8 x 1.25 LS1 LS2 4.8

Cleaning Ls Head Bolt Holes If, there is water/coolant/dirt debris in any of the holes when you torque the bolts, it will rupture the block. Clean the deck surface of the head with a clean rag and acetone (or a similar cleaner). I knew the holes were blind holes, but i just didn't understand why the bolts came with the sealant. I use a straw from sonic (large dia) and vacuum debris out with a shop vac. The long ones had orange sealant. Gently set the cylinder head on top of the head gasket. The bolt holes for all the head bolts in all ls blocks are blind holes. Then i stuff a paper towel. But this job a used a small bucket mounted shop. An ls head bolt thread chaser is a specialized tool designed specifically for cleaning and repairing the threads of the head bolt holes. You don't need to clean the coolant out of the water jackets, but the head bolt holes need to be as clean as you can get them. If, there is water/coolant/dirt debris in any of the holes when you torque the bolts, it will rupture the block. You do have to be very meticulous with cleaning the head bolt holes though. Cleaning out our cylinder head bolt holes is almost worst than cleaning of the graphite gasket. Be sure it sits properly on the dowels.