As I mentioned earlier I began taking water into the crankcase. After a long hard run using my outboard and wind, I've made it to Whittaker Point Marina in Oriental, South Carolina, from Florida. It has become imminent that the head has to be removed and the A4 has to be fixed, some crossings are just too hard with wind on the nose and fighting currents.
We were very lucky to have winds and currents in our favor to make it the distance we've gone so far, but with that said I've begun removing the head bolts and I noticed that when I too out 2 of the rear head bolts on the left rear side of the motor (when looking straight on the motor) One bolt was very loose and had water on the threads, the other the stud came out completely and there was water and oil under pressure as the stud came out with the nut. As for the other nuts, some came off easily and others were really hard, not sure if this is due to the head being possibly warped or if the nuts were improperly torqued when installed.
Should head bolts be checked periodically to make sure they are properly torqued - a regular maintenance thing?
Any suggestions on how to remove the head with minimal damage because it looks as though it's been on there for some time, would be greatly appreciated. Also, does the manifold need to come off or can it stay in place?
Any suggestions to this newbie would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
We were very lucky to have winds and currents in our favor to make it the distance we've gone so far, but with that said I've begun removing the head bolts and I noticed that when I too out 2 of the rear head bolts on the left rear side of the motor (when looking straight on the motor) One bolt was very loose and had water on the threads, the other the stud came out completely and there was water and oil under pressure as the stud came out with the nut. As for the other nuts, some came off easily and others were really hard, not sure if this is due to the head being possibly warped or if the nuts were improperly torqued when installed.
Should head bolts be checked periodically to make sure they are properly torqued - a regular maintenance thing?
Any suggestions on how to remove the head with minimal damage because it looks as though it's been on there for some time, would be greatly appreciated. Also, does the manifold need to come off or can it stay in place?
Any suggestions to this newbie would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
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