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Replying to Ernie

I believe I have become too old and Lazy to do the head gasket although I have the tools.

I'm now in the find a competent mechanic and pay the bill.

Last time I did one on a Model A ford I broke a stud and then broke off an easy out in the block

How do we connect with the best man for the job.

I live north of Happy Valley Rd and west of 67th ave in Peoria AZ.

Does this site offer a private mail and I can exchange a phone number.

Jim

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You need to have the persons login name. I find the easiest way to private message is while you are logged in, go to a thread where the person you wish to PM has posted. Click on the persons name and small profile window will open. At the bottom of the profile is a PM button. Click on that button and another box similar to a reply to forum box will appear where you can compose your message. Fill in the subject and text and submit the message. When a response or PM is sent to you, if you are logged in a red numeral beside the INBOX heading in the user menu will be visible.

Good Afternoon Jim...
Jim...You can reach me by cell phone at 602-679-4252. Ernie

Ernie

I will call you again soon.

I had a dose of the flue last week but I'm motivated now.


I want to get the girlout for a ride. SOON!

Jim

10-4. I'm involved in a roofing project the 7th through the 11th and then I'm free. Ernie

Ernie

I found your phone number, I will call.

Jim

Knowing that you are all waiting with anticipation . . . .:)

I am actually having a local auto shop replace the head gasket in my 54 Cavalier.

Not just any local shop.

I'm also having the four new tires mounted that I bought about 2 yeas ago.

How's that for procrastination.

Speaking of studs, I know that the head bolts on some modern engines have to be replaced with new after removal due to a stretch that is part of the torquing process. They can't be used twice

During the last episode the Cavalier traveled to an outo mechanic shop by flat bed trailor on Wednesdau the 15th.

They replaced the Head Gasket with a new Kantor gasket and mounted four new tires.

She came home on Saturday in a blinding rain and fog storm in Phoenix AZ for about 35 miles.

Several years ago I replaced the wiper motor with the proper item, glad I did that.

Advanced Auto in Stottsdale is also a tire shop with a not-touch machine, I had them mount the four new Coker steel radial tires I bought a couple of years ago.

This car runs like a brand mew car with lots more zip and the annoying wander and rut following is gone.

The old head gasket had been leaking compression from thr rear of #8 and coolant was getting in on #1, 3, and 5. I suspect poor compression and blow back accounted for other problems. It seems to now have way more power than ever before and runs cooler.

Jim

Good Morning Jim...I'm glad things worked out well. I did swing by on Friday and look at the old head gasket. It was pretty ugly. It was easy to see what had happened. By the way, the head should be re-torqued after 100 or so miles and then once a year. I don't think that the annual torqueing had been happening with your head.

You have a lovely Packard, she is quite regal and I know that Alex Alfaro was quite taken with her. Ernie

Great news on the car! ditto on checking the torque of the head stud nuts, i learned the hard way.