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i was in a rush trying to get it ready for the TF200 but wiped it out. Took my time the second time and she has run strong ever since.
The boom was caused by the zz502 heads i put on dropping a valve which the tech at gm told me they have been having that problematleast they replaced the head free.
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I think a timesert would be a better fix for that problem, heli-coil may have sealing issues in that application
http://timesert.com/html/triton_repair2.html
http://timesert.com/html/triton_repair2.html
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My dad took his Expedition to a muffler shop for a cat-back system. They told him his manifold studs were rotten and in order to do the job, they'd have to pull the heads as the manifold-to-head bolts were corroded badly as well. I had it towed to my nephew who drilled the studs out and bolted the crossover in. Their quote $2500. His labor- 2 hours.
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Don't know if it's still the case, but they were the only thing approved for Mercedes head bolt repairs back when I was wrenching on them. Never had one fail. Helicoils are very iffy for spark plug repairs IMHO
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