Re: RE: [stag] Cylinder Head Removal Now (was manifold)
Graham, I totally understand the frustration you're going through. I didn't read the thread completely - do you have the engine out or is it still in the car? I can speak from experience with the...
View ArticleRe: My parts are stuck somewhere
Just a follow up to my parts dilemma - the parts disappeared somewhere between Coventry (sorting facility) and the ocean. Graham pursued the issue and seemed to reach a dead end, then promptly sent me...
View ArticleRe: [stag] Cylinder Head Removal Now (was manifold)
On 3/31/2014 7:43 PM, wirewheels wrote: > I suspended the engine by one head at a time and used the weight of the engine to my advantage. I then heated the studs to glowing cherry red... > ...I...
View Article[stag] administrivia: notes on using this list
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View ArticleCan anyone lend or rent me the head removal tool in UK (or Ireland)
Further to the fun and games of my "Cylinder head removal" thread.... I am in the UK for a week soon and could pick up the head removal tool if anyone has it available. I would be able to return it by...
View ArticleRe: Can anyone lend or rent me the head removal tool in UK (or Ireland)
Hi Graham, Here are details of the rope trick. I didn't write these, nor have I done it, but I have heard of some people who have been successful. Good luck. Cheers Julian The Rope Trick Take all of...
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View Article[stag] Wiper Wheel Box- Left Hand side
Hi Guys, Seeking advice on Wiper Wheel Box's and Rack replacement improvements. Took the Stag out for a country run last weekend, Autumn in Sydney so was really great cruising the countryside. But had...
View ArticleRe: [stag] Wiper Wheel Box- Left Hand side
I swapped out a few boxes for a couple of good used ones. The problem I has was the nut would not come off on one as the whole lot turned. I has to cut it off. Those new rubber washers on the boxes...
View Article[stag] complete original untouched '73 Stag for sale
Gents: In a couple of weeks I am going to yank a blue '73 federal Stag out of the Detroit garage where it has been entombed since 1990. The car is an automatic with air conditioning and had the...
View ArticleRE: [stag] Wiper Wheel Box- Left Hand side
Wow, pulling the dash out makes it a bigger job... I have had the dash out a couple of years ago to have it recovered and overhauled the heater unit. I had a suspicion you need to remove the dash, so...
View ArticleRe: [stag] Wiper Wheel Box- Left Hand side
If its the left wiper box that giving you trouble, my very recent experience is that you only have to remove the few screws on the main dash and pull it back to reveal the box within reach. The hazard...
View Article[stag] Holley Carb Manifold Adaptor Question
Dear Listers: I have a holley carb manifold adaptor for my '73 Stag. Does anyone know if a Weber 38 DGAS will fit this manifold? The reason why I ask is that I have a Weber 38 DGAS that is not...
View ArticleRe: Engine fired up but coolant leaked - follow up
I thought the list might like to follow along on this strange issue. I removed the heads and found something interesting - the LEFT head seems to have compressed the head gasket and did not leak. The...
View ArticleRe: [stag] Re: Engine fired up but coolant leaked - follow up
I think the procedure is correct but the torque in the manual is 55ftlb Perhaps if you torque to 65 the gasket squashes a fraction too much on the left side making the seal on the right more difficult...
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View Article[stag] Re: Engine fired up but coolant leaked - follow up
As the right head was the last one torqued down (and that gasket was not compressed), it sounds to me that the inlet manifold is bottoming out on the V. There is minimal clearance between the boss of...
View ArticleRe: Engine fired up but coolant leaked
Yes, the procedure in the ROM is defective and flawed. One example is the firing order is indicated as 1 - 2 - 7 - 8 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 3 BUT - ALL SETTINGS ARE MADE TO Top Dead Center of Cylinder #2....
View ArticleRe: Engine fired up but coolant leaked
HUGE SUCCESS this weekend! After reassembling the engine with new, thicker, head gaskets (and all of the other associated gaskets), and fixing a leak at the right water transfer housing, the engine...
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