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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepsurfer1
MY head gasket change step one
Clean out my rear shelf, bolts are going to go on the shelf in cups and large parts on the bottom
No garage? Lol
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by XJ BoSS

No garage? Lol
Nahh, i did mine in the driveway, ge just wants to be a copycat
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 06:49 PM
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And I'm not aloud to take my jeep in the garage any more... I stained the floor and its a half inch clearing the roof...
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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Day 2
Remove the header panal and label everything you will be removing, take your time, and yes its boring....

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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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All new! Woot!

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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Day 3 everything off the top lable everthing, remove fuel rail, dis cap, valve cover, rockers and rods, power steering, ac compreasure, then intake, out take

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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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Pulled the head and... 2" of sluge, joking? Sadly not...


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So I cleaned it off with the water hose, (after 2 hours of hand cleaning) if you want to be mad about me using water, come over, pull it and hand clean it!
Plus I used rubbing alcohol to evaporate the h2O afterwards
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Good luck man, just make sure that thing is completely dry befor you put it back together!
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Well we got rained out for the night and covered the block with foil, then with a hot tub cover? Any hoo starting again in the morning to clean the block out and start puting it back btw the old gasket wasn't broken but was not sealed to the head? Odd but oil in coolent and vice versa.... To day 4....

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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by armymedic120
Good luck man, just make sure that thing is completely dry befor you put it back together!
Will do!
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 11:41 PM
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well it'll back running soon and im quite happy about it really i miss my baby
plus its my dd
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but to sum it all up so far, its... well... FUN i like taking my 4.0 apart and would do it again!

also a frog sneaked into my room, odd

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