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Unread 10-11-2016, 08:16 AM   #131
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Originally Posted by GlenL View Post
That's good advice but I decided to risk it. Just trying to get the engine ready at minimal cost and effort. I was also concerned I'd bust cam tower bolts or have a head stud problem. "Ready" is getting set at runs and fluids don't blow out of it. If it loses a head gasket dramatically I'll have done it wrong.

I was mulling over moving the cams and FI system to a 4.7L block and heads and having the heads done...and then realized I was lining myself up for ~$700 and another 15 hours of work.
I understand and if it ran fine before then i would be ok with not going to extra mile. But the stop leak would tell me they thought they had a blown HG and wanted to bandaid it up

Seeing you work on this car makes me want to grab a 928 on the cheap and work on it.
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