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sweathappens |
Mar 15 2012, 03:55 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 25-February 06 From: Prunedale Member No.: 5,636 |
Re: My 1974 2.0 914.
I have had this car since about 1990. a couple of years ago I needed to rebuild the engine. I bought a rebuilt motor and the heads came loose. I took it to a local mechanic to re torque the heads. He could only get to the bottom four bolts on each cylinder as I expected. He said they torqued but one of the studs felt funny and suggested I rebuild the motor. I let him do the rebuild and he said the heads felt fine now. They came loose again. He says he didn't use head gaskets as they were not needed. I want to get this thing running right again. Why are my heads coming loose? Do I need gaskets on this motor. Some mechanics I have talked to say I need head gaskets and others say no. It would be interesting and helpful for you guys to chime in on this subject. |
hot_shoe914 |
Mar 17 2012, 08:05 AM
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on ramp passer Group: Members Posts: 3,806 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None |
Well, I have only built one so far so my opinion isn't worth (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) . However, I truly believe there a very few, if any, people who are harder on a motor than me and I built mine without. So far so good.
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