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    Oldschool

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    Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « on: January 15, 2006 - 04:21:13 PM »
    I had a little fun with the Beast engine today.   :woohoo:  There was a valve cover gasket leaking pretty bad.  I ordered a gasket set and it took several days to get it.   :swear:  Anyway, I decided that today was the day to make the repair.  I also checked/adjusted the valves while I had the covers off.  Only 5-6 that needed anything at all, and they were very minor adjustments.  Took a few pics while I had it apart.  The first pic is what is under those mysterious elephant valve covers.  The second pic is the culprit gasket.  The third pic is the covers and new gaskets waiting for me to eat and re-install them.  All in all, it was pretty cool to get the old knuckles dirty on the Beast.   :cooldancing:   .......................Oldschool

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    Offline 1BADFISH™

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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #1 on: January 15, 2006 - 04:41:09 PM »
    Hey OS, what a great looking engine, I love seeing pictures of them big hemis. Do you even own a hood to cover that beast?   :bigsmile:
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    Dave
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #2 on: January 15, 2006 - 04:45:46 PM »
    Quote from: 1BADFISH on January 15, 2006 - 04:41:09 PM
    Hey OS, what a great looking engine, I love seeing pictures of them big hemis. Do you even own a hood to cover that beast?   :bigsmile:

    Yeah--I have one.  Seems like it just gets in the way a lot though!   :roflsmiley:   :cooldancing:  .....Oldschool
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #3 on: January 15, 2006 - 04:49:08 PM »
    I thought you must have had one hiding somewhere..lol   :roflsmiley:
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #4 on: January 15, 2006 - 04:57:49 PM »
    Man...what a thing of beauty  :drool: never get tired of looking at it  :clapping:
    That d@mn corner I tell ya always leaks. Broke a bolt right inside my first set of 440 heads in that corner  :banghead:
    Was only a kid though, and didn't quite understand "torque specs" yet  :lol:
    Whose touring bike there?
    Never enough toys I guess  :biggrin:
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #5 on: January 15, 2006 - 05:13:56 PM »
    If I had a hemi my hands would always be on it. Great looking beast
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #6 on: January 15, 2006 - 05:33:06 PM »
    Looks good, don't worry about the blue smoke when you re-fire it either. Oil always runs into the cyl's with the spark plug tubes removed.
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #7 on: January 15, 2006 - 06:39:35 PM »
    Quote from: R/T hedkace on January 15, 2006 - 04:57:49 PM
    Whose touring bike there?
    Never enough toys I guess  :biggrin:

    That's my 2 wheeled toy. 2001 BMW K1200LT-C. Bought it new, but I haven't ridden it NEAR as much as I want to.  :crying:  I have 42 more hours to work and then I will be retired.   :woohoo:  Should have plenty of time then.  If 2 toys doesn't work out, the Beemer will be for sale in the spring.   :cooldancing:  ..................Oldschool
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #8 on: January 15, 2006 - 06:43:56 PM »
    Quote from: JS27N0B on January 15, 2006 - 05:33:06 PM
    Looks good, don't worry about the blue smoke when you re-fire it either. Oil always runs into the cyl's with the spark plug tubes removed.

    Thanks for the reminder JS.   :thumbsup:  This my first Hemi in many years, but it is my 9th overall.  I used to have 7 at one time.  All street hemi's but 1. It was an 65 A-990 car--426 race hemi.   :burnout:    They've always been in my blood, just had to get a little chore out of the way before I could return to em---raising the kids.  I'm glad to be back!    :cooldancing:  ...................Oldschool
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #9 on: January 15, 2006 - 06:45:43 PM »
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    If 2 toys doesn't work out, the Beemer will be for sale in the spring
    Did you just use the "B" word   :roflsmiley:
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    Jeff     
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #10 on: January 15, 2006 - 10:20:18 PM »
    Boy the Hemi sure looks good sitting in the engine bay. Someday I hope to have one in a Cuda or Challenger.
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #11 on: January 15, 2006 - 11:05:42 PM »
     Looks Great OldSchool.
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #12 on: January 16, 2006 - 07:46:33 AM »
    It's always fun peakin inside a hemi...couple of questions for ya Oldschool

    Can you use stock valve cover gaskets?

    Who made those roller rockers? They look like nice pieces.
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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #13 on: January 16, 2006 - 07:58:23 AM »
    Quote from: hemi71 on January 16, 2006 - 07:46:33 AM
    It's always fun peakin inside a hemi...couple of questions for ya Oldschool

    Can you use stock valve cover gaskets?

    Who made those roller rockers? They look like nice pieces.

          Hemi 71---nice ride you have there by the way!
          The answer to your first question is yes. I can use the stock Hemi gaskets.  The reason it took several days to get them was ineptness on the parts dude at the first place I went and ordered them.  He got in a set for a 383 and said the were the same thing and would work.   I decided to go elsewhere.  I ended up getting 2 sets, just in case.
          The roller rockers are Indy.  With the exception of the cam/lifters, the entire head/valvetrain is Indy.  See my post in Proven Engine Combos---528 Hemi for a little more onfo.  If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me..   :cooldancing:  Thanks   .....................Oldschool


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    Re: Afternoon fun in the Garage
    « Reply #14 on: January 16, 2006 - 01:05:25 PM »
    Thanks Oldschool....thats an old car of mine. Current pic is below.

    I'll check out the combo you have....really a bad-a$$ car you have there!
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