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Old 12-09-05, 07:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
Romer
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Who needs the Head Gasket DVD when you have. . . .

Adventure off road do the work.

When I was changing the starter contacts I noticed my PHH was in bad shape. Robbie had previously said he saw signs the Head Gasket was going, I also had been wanting to change out the Fuel Injectors. It was running OK, but I wanted to get it in great shape. So I took it to Adventure Off Road and had the following work done:

Head gasket setreplaced, New Spark plugs, Distributor cap and rotor replaced, Spark plug wires replaced, fuel filter replaced, EGR gasket replaced, Distributor O-ring replaced, Water pipe gasket replaced, Fan Clutch replaced, Thermostat and O-ring replaced, Throttle body cleaned out and the PHH replaced.

When the head came off I was told there was tremendous buildup of carbon, more than normal for my engine. The pictures below show the before and after shots.

The head was also slightly warped and the valves needed to be resealed. The head was milled .011. It was running pretty good for all that crap. Must have been the computer compensateing. It runs great now.

The PO must have run cheap oil and did not change the oil when they should have. They probably ran cheap gas as well.

Great service and I would highly recommend Adventure Off Road. You probaby know it by another name, Robbie.

Like I said, who needs the Head Gasket DVD when you have Robbie.
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