what gaskets do I need?

[whiteboyz79]

I'm about to pull the heads off my Terminator and replace the gaskets. Besides the obvious head gaskets, and lower intake to head gasket, are there any other gaskets I need to do this job? I'd rather tear this down and have the parts on hand instead of physically doing the job, seeing other gaskets I might need, then having to order them and wait. Also, I'm looking for a decent manual for our cars and have yet to find one. I mean the good manuals like the Ford tech manuals, not the Clymer or Haines crap ones. Any ideas? Thanks guys.

 

[T-Pain808]

Theres a manual on this forum.
but more importantly if I where you,
I would be putiing on a head cooling mod,
and maybe even redoing my spark plugs threads,
or just buy a revised head, but that's just me.

 

[MrRob96fs]

From what I've seen you need to yank the engine to take the heads off these cars. Maybe I am wrong. :shrug: I would be interested to get my hands on that manual as well.

 

[357cstang]

Theres a manual on this forum.
but more importantly if I where you,
I would be putiing on a head cooling mod,
and maybe even redoing my spark plugs threads,
or just buy a revised head, but that's just me.

Where's the manual?

 

[whiteboyz79]

Well, I have all the tools and a lift at my disposal so I planned on pulling the motor anyway. I'm going to try and burp this thing one more time before I do a leak down test, and eventually tear the heads off. Where is this online manual? I would rather have a hard copy but beggers can't be choosers

 

[heytonyman]

You will need new headbolts as the factory ones are not reusable. As a measure of insurance I would suggest ARP Headstuds.

You will need some sealer for use on the timing cover as well. You can use the factory sealant but I would suggest some Toyota Black FIPG sealant. It can be found at any Lexus/Toyota dealer and is far superior to Ford sealant in my experiences.

+1 on the cooling mod. Even tho it didn't save my motor in the long run I am certain that it helped knowing all the boost that she seen in her 23K miles.

I have reused intake gaskets and valvecover gaskets and not had any problems. As long as your mileage is low (under 30K) I would not hesitate to reuse them.

Notice any ticking or slapping noises on cold start at a certain RPM? Again depending on your mileage, it may not be a bad idea to replace the timing chain guides and tensioners.

Definately drop the engine out the bottom... K Member and all in one piece. You and a buddy with a lift and air-tools can have the motor on the ground in just a couple hours. Find yourself a good factory service manual (you can find them on eBay) and you'll be fine.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Tony P.

 

[whiteboyz79]

Yes sir. Already have the ARP studs ready to go. My car has about 40K miles so I'm slightly leary of reusing the stock intake gaskets, however I did consider reusing them as a possibility. I do have an ever so slight tick during normal operation. I attribute that to the crappy valve guides and other components Ford used in these heads.

I'm still going to try and burp this bad boy a few more times before I break down and tear her apart, but the only other reason I'm even willing to tear into the top end is because I have a slew of other parts that will be much much easier to install with the engine out (clutch, headers, etc.)

I have looked on ebay for a technical manual but to my disappointment have only found a CD-ROM that claims to be the manual. I just don't want to be messing up my laptop with garbage and grease if I need to reference a torque spec or something in the middle of my build. I wanted the big thick book that Ford uses on all it's other models.