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ok thanks for the advice. should i rotate the pistons to clean all the clyinder walls? or should i just clean the 2nd and 3rd cylinders as they are down because I am top dead center???

Hey Everyone, My headgasket job had get put on hold as I had to go out of town for two weeks for work. the micra has been sitting with the head off in my driveway for the last two weeks..i put the hood back on but its just been sitting.. Ive noticed a bit of surface rust showing up in the...

Hey so I finally found the time and pulled off the Head today and I have a couple questions. before I can put everything back together what should I be checking? I know the surface where the head gasket sits and the head need to be clean. Do i need to bring th head to a machince shop for...

also do i need to remove or even touch the distributor?

how do i push the exhaust valves open? thanks

awesome that helps so much thank you. I just have a couple questions: do i need to remove the vibration damper? i cant seem to remove the lower cover because the bolt gets stuck on the damper do i have to touch the actual valves or springs? can i reuse the head bolts? thanks

the problem is im in Canada and for some reason haynes doesnt make a manaul over here and it will take a couple weeks to ship one.. does anyknow know if there is somewhere i can get a pdf file or something along those lines? would u be able to give me specific instructions on put...

hey everyone, this is my first post on this forum. I was just given a 86 nissan micra which has a blown headgasket and im looking for step by step instructions on how to replace the headgasket. i have been working on cars for a few years now but this will be the first time I have taken apart...