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Alright, I got the valve covers off, now just checking the head bolts with a torque wrench to check that they were torqued right before I tear it all down. but I have a few pictures to post, and a lot of questions lol hope ya'll can help :D

So if I were to put the ARPs in, I would just install them with the head in? Forgive me if I'm way off, just completely new to all of this. I've decided I'm going to give it a shot and check first that the head bolts are torqued correctly, and then if that doesn't work, I'm going to get a full...

Well that's probably why he didn't do it. Or he didn't know how, idk really. What I do know, is that I've got a god damned bhg again.

Wouldnt doubt it. gah

I don't know, I didn't know what all it took, that's just what he told me.

Whooo! the plug came out, still had some bolt on it, I just didn't see it the first time I looked. But it's out, so I've replaced the thermostat and am going to get a new plug to put in. What size do I need? Should I get all 6 since I've got to do it anyways?

Well if I had the tools/knowledge to remove the block then I would. I do not, however. I think he got new oem bolts, and I told him to torque them to that, but I dont' know if he listened or not. Okay good to know. I don't plan on pushing a ton of horsepower, it'll be stock until next summer.

So if I were to do the head, would I want to get just a regular hg instead of a metal one so that I don't have to pull the motor to have it machined down? And what about the timing gears and everything? I'm just afraid that I would mess it up and end up having to wait another month or two before...

Yeah, he replaced the head and then I guess put the timing gears on wrong. I honestly don't want him touching my car again, it took him forever to even start on it, and I found a shop who said they should be able to get the spark plug out. I don't know how it happened, it would not budge, then...

I'm just a little worried about doing it myself, I don't have a whole lot of experience as far as that goes, and I'm afraid I'm going to do something wrong like the timing gears, since the guy I thought could do it messed it up and he's got a whole hell of a lot more experience workin on cars...

Well, at the moment it doesn't matter anymore. Went to check for coolant and the sparkplug snapped off in the block. just my luck. tryin to find a shop that can get it out without removing the head, if not, I'm going to have to take the head off or take it to a shop. I'm not sure what I'm going...

Ok, should I put it in normal or backwards?

I'll check there, I've got the thermostat off and going to get a gasket for the water neck. Yeah, I wish I would have. I got the car back to my house, and am changing the thermostat. I read that I can just put it in backwards and it'll use the water pressure from the block and open it up...

Fawkin A. I went to get it and bring it home, get like half a mile away from my house and it starts gettin hot so I turn it off, pull over, and leave the heater on (which is blowing room temp air, btw) and let it sit until the temp gauge goes down to about 1/4 up, go to start it, and it won't...

i drove it about 8 miles, saw the temp gauge get to the red, and pulled over, called my gramps and then found out I don't work today, so I'm going to get a new thermostat and hopefully that'll fix my problem. Is the thermostat replacement a difficult job? I'm pretty good when it comes to stuff...

I finally picked the car up today, July 12. I drove it 30 miles home with no problems, then it started leaking from a loose hose, I tightened that and put some generic coolant in, and it's been overheating. I also changed the oil, but couldn't get the filter, so I'm picking up an extension for...

What would I want to have my spark plugs gapped at if I'm running an NA-T? the GTE specs or GE specs?

Just wantin to see if anybody is in the Kansas or Oklahoma area, I live on the border in Caney and am wanting to meet more supra people haha. :biglaugh:

So what do you think it is? Timing maybe? Okay thanks. I am going to have a mechanic look at it and tell me what he thinks, because I just can't figure it out :'( lol

I didn't check the injection opening, but I know I'm getting some injection from backfires and you can smell it when I check the spark plugs. The check engine light comes on when I jump the terminals to get the codes, that's how I got the code 11. I'm getting my engine timing looked at because...