T stat housing and cylinder head.

[BoosTNThreshold]

Can someone tell me if this is right?
3 holes on the head and the furthest to the right does not have a bolt but when the t stat is installed the hole leads into the t stat. I'm so confused, it doesn't look right.

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[97gst_spyder]

It does look odd. Did the t-stat housing come off this head?

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

Not sure I bought the car from someone recently. I think he might have been an idiot. Maybe that why I was getting oil to my coolant....hmmm can it be blocked off with a screw?

 

[snowborder714]

I'm slightly confused. Only 2 of those 3 holes in the picture of the head are used. The one on the right is not. On the thermostat housing picture, the other 2 bolt holes that you should use are the ones on the far left of the picture (one above the other). These match up with 2 bosses that stick out from the head. Hopefully this is what you're questioning about. I can post up pictures if it'd help.

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

Just wondering if the far hole needs to be plugged for any reason? It's just odd that it's chillin there.

 

[snowborder714]

The one in the head? No.

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

Ok cool

 

[bryanwheat]

The other hole is there so that you can use a 1g thermostat housing on it It is not used with the 2g housing as stated. It doesn't need to be blocked off .

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

Man I'm struggling with the timing right now. Is there any easy way to do this? I can't keep the marks lined up while putting the belt on and it won't stay tight

 

[zcoh2gdsm]

are you using a tensioner tool?

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

I don't have the special tool. I took of the auto tensioner compressed it slowly with a Vice,stuck all wrench in holes, then installed it again. But when I put the belt on its still kind if loose and I can't keep the marks inline. Once again I'm dead in my tracks.

 

[bryanwheat]

You need to adjust the tensioner pulley to where the belt it tight enough to where the pin can be removed and re-installed.

 

[mchustle]

are you clamping the belt to the gears and making sure all the slack is on the tensioner side of the belt?

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

I didn't have an clamps but I finally found my zip ties so hopefully they work just as good.

 

[knochgoon24]

Zip ties will help. I've used those large clips made for stacks of paper. You can also use a bolt, nut, and 2 washers to make a device to lock the cam gears in place. So that gets the top end all sorted.

For the crank and oil pump, I've used a 3" c-clamp before (lightly) while I worked everything into place.

 

[BoosTNThreshold]

Zip ties will help. I've used those large clips made for stacks of paper. You can also use a bolt, nut, and 2 washers to make a device to lock the cam gears in place. So that gets the top end all sorted.

For the crank and oil pump, I've used a 3" c-clamp before (lightly) while I worked everything into place.

Sry I'm not sure what you mean about using a C clamp?

 

[mchustle]

Sry I'm not sure what you mean about using a C clamp?

I think ^he is talking about the oil pump, if you don't have the balance shaft eliminated pump pulley has to be in time also and that little pulley loves to be a bi*** and spin with the slightest movement.