After a huge list of misc. problems, and also after already taking my heads to the machine shop for repair of two broken studs, a new problem arises. My car is in the shop getting A/C charged, and the mechanic was going to adjust my valves again for me while it was in, b/c they wouldn't stay adjusted. He called today and said the pressed-in studs were backing out. I find this out after just re-installing the heads a week ago.
:damnit:
So, in order to get screw-in studs (which is what I need, right?), all I need to do is tap the heads and screw them in? Can I do this at home instead of pulling the heads and going through all that again?
BTW, just out of curiousity, I asked the mechanic how much it would cost for him to pull the heads and take them to the machine shop. After he looked over everything, he called me back and quoted $490 labor. Plus gaskets, and the actual head-work ($150).
:damnit:
So, in order to get screw-in studs (which is what I need, right?), all I need to do is tap the heads and screw them in? Can I do this at home instead of pulling the heads and going through all that again?
BTW, just out of curiousity, I asked the mechanic how much it would cost for him to pull the heads and take them to the machine shop. After he looked over everything, he called me back and quoted $490 labor. Plus gaskets, and the actual head-work ($150).