Subject	All this work and not replacing the seals is a bad idea.
Posted by	Bernie (NoVA) on July 21, 2008 at 12:36 PM
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In Reply To	Just called the machine shop, and the idiots didn't bother posted by Viper498 ( MO ) on July 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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Follow Ups	Engine Gasket Kit question - What are the 24 little seals - Viper498 ( MO ) 11:36:43 07/21/08 Ahh ok, they are valve seals... Where do they go? - Viper498 ( MO ) 11:37:41 07/21/08 man, are you sure you're qualified to be doing this work? (n/m) - ZEngineer (going back to Cali) 12:00:00 07/21/08 NO. But I am doing it anyway. I want to learn. - Viper498 ( MO ) 12:02:44 07/21/08 did you have your heads rebuilt? - aliaZ 12:05:07 07/21/08 Just called the machine shop, and the idiots didn't bother - Viper498 ( MO ) 12:13:54 07/21/08 All this work and not replacing the seals is a bad idea. - Bernie (NoVA) 12:36:05 07/21/08 I am about ready to give up on this. - Viper498 ( MO ) 12:42:30 07/21/08 Consider them failed. Replace at once! - Waggz 12:50:43 07/21/08 Soldier On, You are "All in" - Bezza 13:06:19 07/21/08 I guess your right. I have a lot more than 75 in this - Viper498 ( MO ) 13:41:20 07/21/08 So once the head is torqued, then removed - J-Mart 13:12:22 07/21/08 ding - Drk93TT 13:25:15 07/21/08 absolutely. (n/m) - AntiHero 13:29:50 07/21/08 not necessarily - aliaZ 13:45:52 07/21/08 2 weeks tops. It came in from the builder, but I wanted - J-Mart 14:18:14 07/21/08 probably best to replace them at this point (n/m) - aliaZ 14:21:49 07/21/08 why risk it? (n/m) - AntiHero 14:43:03 07/21/08 not much risk if you know what to look for (n/m) - aliaZ 14:51:20 07/21/08 Why not pressure up the cylinders with compressed air - zoom 13:31:53 07/21/08 can you do that? Will that work? (n/m) - Viper498 ( MO ) 13:39:58 07/21/08 no, don't do that. (n/m) - zfreak(Dallas) 13:53:02 07/21/08 with the proper tools, yes it can be done - aliaZ 14:09:33 07/21/08 "With proper tools" good luck finding those for the - AZHeat 14:13:15 07/21/08 www.toyotool.com (n/m) - aliaZ 14:15:50 07/21/08 its kind of a common tool AZHeat - Carlos Ramirez 14:17:37 07/21/08 I have seen the technique described in the service - AZHeat 14:45:26 07/21/08 Sure, it's not difficult. - zoom 16:31:02 07/21/08
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