<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Sparky8370

Yeah I think that would be a little much for one of these. GM doesn't want you to shave them period. I'm just rolling the dices on this one, although I think I will be fine. I'm taking my time putting it back together to make sure everything goes right. I'm also trying to save most of the gaskets that were there already. The cylinder head gasket set from GM costs $534 and doesn't come with the head gaskets, they are just over $100 each and you have to buy them separately because there are many different ones available. I just bought the head gaskets and will buy the others as I need them. I guess I could have just bought the gasket set and still saved $6,000.00 over having a dealer do it.</end quote></div>

Dammmm....Im sticking with a gas engine for a while longer.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: drlang

Mid life stupidity? OOPS I mean crisis. What in the world do you need-want that for?</end quote></div>
I'm nuts and have been known to be suicidal

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: drlang

Mid life stupidity? OOPS I mean crisis. What in the world do you need-want that for?</end quote></div>
Wait, did you mean the cycle or the pony keg?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Fast only has 1 S. Sick kids, home from work. Yippee, hope I don't get it. Nasty flu bug. The DR. says it looks like a strain from the Lake Havasu area.

 

strain from Lake Havasu? The only strain we have here is on my eyes watching the girls at the beach today.
What were you saying about the weather in Wis?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Budman650

strain from Lake Havasu? The only strain we have here is on my eyes watching the girls at the beach today.

What were you saying about the weather in Wis?</end quote></div>



Why you gotta be like that?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>What were you saying about the weather in Wis? /Budman</end quote></div>


Haa,you are back in business, again!
Whats up there in Wisconsin weather?
We have got only water here in Scandinavia all the winter.
Waiting summer and BBQ.

 

Hey PG, nice to see you. Southeastern Wisconsin has had a dandy winter. Record snow fall, record cold, things are different everyday around here. Spring is coming soon though.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: mywifesquad

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Sparky8370



Yeah I think that would be a little much for one of these. GM doesn't want you to shave them period. I'm just rolling the dices on this one, although I think I will be fine. I'm taking my time putting it back together to make sure everything goes right. I'm also trying to save most of the gaskets that were there already. The cylinder head gasket set from GM costs $534 and doesn't come with the head gaskets, they are just over $100 each and you have to buy them separately because there are many different ones available. I just bought the head gaskets and will buy the others as I need them. I guess I could have just bought the gasket set and still saved $6,000.00 over having a dealer do it.</end quote></div>



Dammmm....Im sticking with a gas engine for a while longer.</end quote></div>

I'm actually thinking about getting a Yukon Denali when they come out with the new 4.5 duramax (And once I can afford it!!!!!!!)
Statistically, I shouldn't have had this problem and it should have lasted a lot longer than a gas motor before needing this kind of work.

I have an even bigger problem now. I speed read the directions. Where it said to follow the manufacturers torque pattern I read it as do it like the manufacturer does. I was putting in ARP head studs though. I torqued to 50Nm in sequence, then 80, then 60*, then 60* again just like GM says. But I was noticing that the torque just seemed too much. I went back and re-read everything and I was supposed to torque to 125 ft/lbs and use the manufacturers torque pattern only. I torqued almost all of them over their yield strength of 165 ft/lbs (The highest one read 291.2Nm when I was done the final 60* which is equal to about 215 ft/lbs)
So now I should be buying a new set of studs and gaskets which will cost me another $800, plus I'll have to tear down all the work I've done. I think I'm just gong to cross my fingers and finish assembling it. I've already redone most of the torqeing, I just hope I didn't screw anything up.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Sparky8370

I'm actually thinking about getting a Yukon Denali when they come out with the new 4.5 duramax (And once I can afford it!!!!!!!)

Statistically, I shouldn't have had this problem and it should have lasted a lot longer than a gas motor before needing this kind of work.

I have an even bigger problem now. I speed read the directions. Where it said to follow the manufacturers torque pattern I read it as do it like the manufacturer does. I was putting in ARP head studs though. I torqued to 50Nm in sequence, then 80, then 60*, then 60* again just like GM says. But I was noticing that the torque just seemed too much. I went back and re-read everything and I was supposed to torque to 125 ft/lbs and use the manufacturers torque pattern only. I torqued almost all of them over their yield strength of 165 ft/lbs (The highest one read 291.2Nm when I was done the final 60* which is equal to about 215 ft/lbs)

So now I should be buying a new set of studs and gaskets which will cost me another $800, plus I'll have to tear down all the work I've done. I think I'm just gong to cross my fingers and finish assembling it. I've already redone most of the torqeing, I just hope I didn't screw anything up.</end quote></div>

I might wait for the bugs to be worked out of that one. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

How many miles did you have on the Duramax Sparky? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

I hate it when I do that.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

Thats probably what I would do also. (crossedfingerssmiley)