Jeosbolt
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The other day i was on the 4 lane and may have fed the beans a little too much to my truck and lifted the head.
It’s pressurizing the radiator some and giving me a bubble at the cap every 10 seconds or so.
ive got a magnaflux machine so I’ll clean and check the head then gonna take it to the machine shop couple miles away and for 600 hes gonna deck the head 3 angle valve job and install all the parts I supply for the head. Springs seats retainers all that stuff.
I’ve also got a heavy duty fluid cooler that is a heavy equipment application but I believe it’ll work good with my setup especially in the stock location.
Im also putting a new h20 pump on and power steering pump at the same time the work is taking place.
This isn’t my first Cummins head gasket, but I’ve only done one other on a common rail and it’s been so long I don’t remember what to watch out for.
The ones I’ve done were 12v.
So what do I need to do to make this easy as possible for myself and have a good work space?
Should I leave injectors in for removal then install them in head before installation so it’s easier to get the right torque?
Should I have the exhaust manifold resurfaced?
Pull radiator support and cooling accessories then fan hub?
Leave the charger on the manifold and down pipe and just remove manifold from head ?
Any pointers or tricks I would appreciate it.
Ps: if I had a bigger budget I’d put a good single on it and cp3 and be happy with it forever it’s already got a 650hp trans, tuned via hptuners by Guy at Fummins tuning ( very pleased with how that went), flux 2 100 hp sac injectors, 4 in exhaust and intake tube running factory filter and box,and a gdp 2 micron filter kit inline after the factory fuel bowl filter (still using the factory as well ) and a fleece sure Flo in tank pump kit.
Parts list
mcbee upper gasket kit
Xotic studs
103 valve springs
Valve seats/seals
Retainers
Water pump
Valve job
head resurfaced
It’s pressurizing the radiator some and giving me a bubble at the cap every 10 seconds or so.
ive got a magnaflux machine so I’ll clean and check the head then gonna take it to the machine shop couple miles away and for 600 hes gonna deck the head 3 angle valve job and install all the parts I supply for the head. Springs seats retainers all that stuff.
I’ve also got a heavy duty fluid cooler that is a heavy equipment application but I believe it’ll work good with my setup especially in the stock location.
Im also putting a new h20 pump on and power steering pump at the same time the work is taking place.
This isn’t my first Cummins head gasket, but I’ve only done one other on a common rail and it’s been so long I don’t remember what to watch out for.
The ones I’ve done were 12v.
So what do I need to do to make this easy as possible for myself and have a good work space?
Should I leave injectors in for removal then install them in head before installation so it’s easier to get the right torque?
Should I have the exhaust manifold resurfaced?
Pull radiator support and cooling accessories then fan hub?
Leave the charger on the manifold and down pipe and just remove manifold from head ?
Any pointers or tricks I would appreciate it.
Ps: if I had a bigger budget I’d put a good single on it and cp3 and be happy with it forever it’s already got a 650hp trans, tuned via hptuners by Guy at Fummins tuning ( very pleased with how that went), flux 2 100 hp sac injectors, 4 in exhaust and intake tube running factory filter and box,and a gdp 2 micron filter kit inline after the factory fuel bowl filter (still using the factory as well ) and a fleece sure Flo in tank pump kit.
Parts list
mcbee upper gasket kit
Xotic studs
103 valve springs
Valve seats/seals
Retainers
Water pump
Valve job
head resurfaced