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head gasket replacement 850

posted by  countpackula on  Wed Aug 22 09:55 CST 2012
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Thanks Klaus. I looked at my pickle yesterday and figured out a solution. The housing is held on with 3 star cap bolts and the lower one was the one I could not get a straight shot at. So I took off the intake manifold and replaced the lower bolt with a regular hex head bolt. I was able to get to this from the side and to tighten it with a ratchet-type box wrench. It looks like it will work.
FYI I was told that the head gasket would have to be replaced, but that the head bolts were two use, they are new and I could re-torque them once. I have been using autohausaz.com for parts and they have the headbolts for about $3.50 ea. I have been using them for all my cars and all their parts are OEM and I have never had anyone beat their prices and regular shipping over $50 is free and fast 2-3 days most.
Thanks for the info. re: hand cranking. Thanks again.

John not a volvoholic, yet






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New head gasket replacement [850]
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