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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 08:30 AM
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Time for a rebuild?

Pretty sure I popped a coolant seal. noticed the engine got a little different deal to cold start for a while (like it was rich on one rotor) and then one day I let the temp get away from me (pegged it). It'll still starts and runs, but the temp gauge just keeps on going up.

It's an 87 gsl I rebuilt about 60k ago with Atkins parts. Ran very good all along.

Question is this: Might I have damaged/cracked any hard parts from the excessive heat? Just wondering what to look for special when I tear it down.

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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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You might have warped the housings, you will want to check that.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:10 AM
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Thanks, I'll be taking a look. I have the facilities to do so. Has anyone ever attempted re-torquing
the main studs that we know of?
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Re torquing the main studs? Do you mean the main bolts that hold the stack together?

The spec for that is in the FSM
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