70 Stage 1 Timing Cover Removal Questions

Brett do yourself a favor and replace the water pump with a new water pump not a rebuilt one .

 

Bret you should get in touch with Ethan a.k.a. hugger to see if he still has that 70 stage one engine it's worth a shot Least it would be an SS block that's what I would do it would help the value of your car .

 

After doing this job last year and spending far more time taking gasket goo off off everything from 7 years back, than any mechanic-time putting it all back together, I'll tell you this - use gasket sealant sparingly and mostly limited to everywhere pressurized fluid passes. On the driver's side at the top of the cover against the block you find the gasket fills an exposed area. You should trim this out and leave the "V" shaped area sans gasket. Just trim that "V" out of the gasket. Otherwise oil will wick up and pool on top of the cover - no matter how well you seal it up. This area in the cover I'm talking about is like a v-ditch in the cover just under the driver's side of the distributor cap. I heli-coiled most of the crappy ancient threads in the cover while it was on the workbench. Any bolt going into a water jacket needs PTFE bolt sealant or they'll leak. Once assembled leave it all to dry over night before refilling coolant so your sparingly applied gasket sealant sets up with no interfering moisture. Get your block drained down enough so you don't get moisture on the fresh gasketed assembly before it all dries.

 

Ah,just went down this rabbit hole late last year. Don't know what timing set you're using but be aware a roller chain may have to be installed at the 4+ keyway to duplicate the 4 degree advance on the factory timing sets. Compare your new set to your old one. Might as well give the oil pump some love too while you have the timing cover off. Here's a link to my thread: http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?th...stem-is-a-slippery-slope.316028/#post-2640656

 

Spray the crap out of the WP bolts with PB Blaster or similar and hope for the best. Steel bolts plus aluminum timing cover equals snapped bolts waiting to happen.

 

Feel free to read up on this'n here... Just be advised: You may chuckle a few times and blow coffee outa yer nose LOL... ws

http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?threads/the-odds-are-4-to-1.317709/

 

Let's see you use it to torque it back to 200 plus foot pounds.

 

isn't it a 4 speed car? put it in first and set the parking brake

 

Smart move and looking good!