quad head gasket replacement

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:22 pm

For those have worked on a Quad before, what is the difficultness of taking the head off ?

I've never really tore into a quad 4 before, but i've been told they are a b!tch to work on. True ?

rweatherford · Post by **rweatherford** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:20 pm

Can be......

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:48 pm

About whats the normal time lapse ?

Tear apart in a day, clean for a day, put back together in a day ?

1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:35 pm

IMHO:
4 days doing it out of your backyard. Reason I say this is that, you should heliflux the head, have it surfaced, and cleaned. Then check the specs on certain stuff. Then you have to order parts, and they don't always stock them on hand. Can't forget about the friends that come over to help you drink beer and get you all twisted up.

Mr Goodwrench · Post by **Mr Goodwrench** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:06 am

yes they can be a pain in the @ss but will worth the reward!!! why they are a pain is the front chain cover needs to be taken off, the oil pan loosened, power steering moved, intake removed, exhaust removed, front bracket with alt/ac punp removed..
i probly missed a few.. just make shure that theirs no warp to head an block..

Mr Goodwrench

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 02, 2006 5:18 pm

Hmmm.....Well.....I can give it a whirle. I'm in the process of doing a cam,head, and intake swap on my mustang, so in my spare time i can start tearin it apart. I have an ol' trusty hayness, should get me my way through it. I pulled the plugs last night and i think all of them were fouled. And there is absolutely no power, so i'm think i have a blown head gasket, or cracked head, either or. But the thing is, it doesnt over heat. I'll look more into it.

rweatherford · Post by **rweatherford** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:37 pm

If it isnt' using coolant I would not tear it apart until I checked EVERYTHING else.

Check the fuel pressure regulator, and ALL ignition components.

1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:27 pm

^^ Yes, if it's not loosing coolant and making slimfast in your engine.... Then look more towards electrical for faults & then fueling.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:27 pm

Well i do have a fuel leak. But there was antifreeze leaking fromt he motor somewhere when i jacked it up. Also there is oil in the coolant resivor. Maybe intake problems ?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:57 pm

add on. There isnt white smoke from the exhaust either, and it has no cat. . Also, i let it run for about 15 minutes or more, and it went up to about 1/2 ( motor temp ),then back down to about 1/4 when i reved it for a bit

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:58 pm

ADD ON 2 : there is a cat. but it is gutted, not too sure why he put it back on.

1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:38 pm

Your intake is a dry configuration...
Look in your rad. , not just teh overflow.

rweatherford · Post by **rweatherford** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:11 am

Yea I would check for air bubbles in the radator while running. You will have to find the actual point of the leak on the engine. Keep an eye on the oil because you don't want to ruin the engine bearings.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:31 pm

What would that mean if there are air bubbles in the radiatior while running ?

I'm pretty confused here of to what my problem is. What are some options it could be ?

1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:10 pm

If you have bubbles while running, then you have a compression leak somewhere about in the head... IE: headgasket, Cracked head.

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