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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: nickmpower on January 04, 2007, 01:19:47 AM

Title: return valve in block
Post by: nickmpower on January 04, 2007, 01:19:47 AM

anyone know anything about this thing? would it have gotten harmed when the block was hot tanked? i think the pressure valve in the timing case is plastic (yeah this was hot tanked too but i have another), so i just want to be sure

Title: return valve in block
Post by: nickmpower on January 05, 2007, 02:57:37 PM

no one knows any thing about this thing? I cant seem to find it, and am about to put the head on...

Title: return valve in block
Post by: tim_s on January 05, 2007, 05:34:37 PM

yeah think its a post 92 part only, if you search my posts, think i did a proper reply about this a little while back.

Title: return valve in block
Post by: nickmpower on January 05, 2007, 06:21:33 PM

sweet thanks, and good. cause the head is already on, with the timing components ect. I just have the things like alternator, and intake left.

any good way to get oil in the system before i turn it over?

Title: return valve in block
Post by: tim_s on January 06, 2007, 03:21:30 AM

i just made sure I'd primed the oil pump and oil filter housing etc, then turned her by hand quite a few times, then turned her on the starter for a minute with no plugs in etc. I was pretty anal, but I think its worth it.