newbie here.....help!!!

[angels05ss]

Coolant elbows will be replaced with aluminum ones

 

[angels05ss]

 

[Scottydoggs]

look at the sludge there, yuck.

 

[angels05ss]

I really hope its only the gaskets and not the heads

 

[angels05ss]

Now i have to figure out how to clean all the gunk off the manifold since its pretty toasted on there

 

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Brake Parts cleaner or some purple power. Let it soak for a while.

While stuff it apart, clean up the throttle body aswell.

And make sure to put RTV in the 4 corners of the LIM, sometimes people forget that small step.

 

[Scottydoggs]

brake cleaner, and a scraper does well, razor blades to clean up the matting surfaces, then brake cleaner and a rag to wipe it down.

clean any crap you can see out of the heads cooling ports too.

 

[ericspecullaas]

at this rate he will have it up and running my morrning haha

 

[Scottydoggs]

im voting this guy "best noob ever".......:th_thumb-up:

 

[angels05ss]

 

[angels05ss]

Best i could do as far as cleaning with spray cleaner,i couldn't find a small enough brush for the tight spots

 

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

He just strikes me as a guy that knows a little about cars and took the matter into his own hands.

And he works fast lol.

 

[angels05ss]

at this rate he will have it up and running my morrning haha

I wish! Lol i have to find the gaskets 1st.i doubt autozone will have them

 

[ericspecullaas]

best noob ever fits him perfectly look at what he has done in 2hrs time.

 

[ericspecullaas]

call up oreilly's they should have it in stock

 

[Scottydoggs]

very fast, sh1ts already clean lol

de greaser also works for the nooks and crannys of the lim, then blast it with a garden hose. its what i did to my lim.

 

[ericspecullaas]

at this rate he will have it up and running my morrning haha

^^ still stands if he gets the LIM now lol

 

[angels05ss]

Well let just say i own a few ls1 powered cars/trucks...i had a 2002 grandam that has 200k miles and still running but belongs to my sister now.i only paid 1,500 for the 04 grandprix

 

[Scottydoggs]

aka,,,, not scared to get your hands dirty.

 

[angels05ss]

Am i looking at $75-100ish for gaskets? I have plugs,coolant,and thermostat already