Whistle @ idle after head job
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Whistle @ idle after head job
Hey Everyone,
I'm back again, hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.
I ended up finally replacing my head gasket, I did have it surfaced at a shop, got it all put back together and now I have a whistle at idle, along with some smoke from the exhaust manifold common connection. I did have alot of trouble getting the intake manifold back on the head with everything in the car. To the point that I left one nut off and another loose *a little, on the same side on the intake thinking it wouldn't be a big deal.
I'm almost to the point of junking this engine/car as it seems beyond my ability to fix.
Here is a video of the whistle, I did remove alt belt and brake belt, I just wanted to see if anyone has heard of this and if its safe to run the car for troubleshooting. If ya'll think it isn't safe to idle the car I think I'll just get rid of it. Otherwise I was going to spray carb cleaner around till the engine starts to die, perhaps is just the missing nut on the intake manifold.
I was a little worried that the whistle might have been a pressure build up of some kind as I already added coolant.
Thanks again,
Edit: I didn't see a way to delete the post, I sprayed carb cleaner near the corner of the 1 bolt I left off and the car stuttered, some might have gone towards the fuel injector area as they are all in the same area but I think I'll put all the intake bolts on and see what happens. I left the top bolt off and the bottom bolt loose on the side of the intake manifold opposite of the cam.
I'm back again, hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.
I ended up finally replacing my head gasket, I did have it surfaced at a shop, got it all put back together and now I have a whistle at idle, along with some smoke from the exhaust manifold common connection. I did have alot of trouble getting the intake manifold back on the head with everything in the car. To the point that I left one nut off and another loose *a little, on the same side on the intake thinking it wouldn't be a big deal.
I'm almost to the point of junking this engine/car as it seems beyond my ability to fix.
Here is a video of the whistle, I did remove alt belt and brake belt, I just wanted to see if anyone has heard of this and if its safe to run the car for troubleshooting. If ya'll think it isn't safe to idle the car I think I'll just get rid of it. Otherwise I was going to spray carb cleaner around till the engine starts to die, perhaps is just the missing nut on the intake manifold.
I was a little worried that the whistle might have been a pressure build up of some kind as I already added coolant.
Thanks again,
Edit: I didn't see a way to delete the post, I sprayed carb cleaner near the corner of the 1 bolt I left off and the car stuttered, some might have gone towards the fuel injector area as they are all in the same area but I think I'll put all the intake bolts on and see what happens. I left the top bolt off and the bottom bolt loose on the side of the intake manifold opposite of the cam.
Last edited by 0351jt; May 29, 2018 at 03:25 PM.
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Re: Whistle @ idle after head job
I had trouble putting the intake on with the engine on a stand. Kudos to you for getting it that far.
If you replaced the metal gasket between the injector plate and the cylinder head your less likely to get that issue, but if you have not finished torquing down all the bolts.....
If you replaced the metal gasket between the injector plate and the cylinder head your less likely to get that issue, but if you have not finished torquing down all the bolts.....
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Edit: I didn't see a way to delete the post, I sprayed carb cleaner near the corner of the 1 bolt I left off and the car stuttered, some might have gone towards the fuel injector area as they are all in the same area but I think I'll put all the intake bolts on and see what happens. I left the top bolt off and the bottom bolt loose on the side of the intake manifold opposite of the cam.
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