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    Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    The shortblock I got back from the machine shop is missing the head locator pins. Do I need to put some back in the holes or will the head studs locate the head properly?

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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    I use the studs to make the alignment. Those little pins are the source of many an unknowingly screwed up deck surface.
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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    Quote Originally Posted by 135sohc View Post
    I use the studs to make the alignment. Those little pins are the source of many an unknowingly screwed up deck surface.
    I've always kept the dowels in there, but that sure is the truth.

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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    I think swapping headgaskets would be a nightmare without the pins I always had to temove my head studs to be able to lift my heads off even on an egine stand, thats with the crappy ARP tapered shank studs which would never locate the heads properly due to the narrow diameter of the stud
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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    i have an old set of head bolts i cut the top off of. similar to studs now. just drop the head right on.

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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    I pulled a set of pins out of a spare block. Crisis averted.

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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    You might want to have ah chat with your machine shop. Leaving them out after they've decked the block is poor business practice and sloppy workmanship. They need to spank the idiot that did the work before he really messes something up, Jer

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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    have you still got the alignment dowels for the trans too ? - askin; in case you haven't noticed them missing too

    + 1 on the minor B with the machine shop and a good thing you found a set of pins
    I think they'll line up the fire rings in the H gasket much better than just the bolts

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    Re: Head locator pins missing - big deal or no?

    Quote Originally Posted by bigbarneycars View Post
    You might want to have ah chat with your machine shop. Leaving them out after they've decked the block is poor business practice and sloppy workmanship. They need to spank the idiot that did the work before he really messes something up, Jer
    This engine has been sitting bagged up on my stand for nearly a year now. I doubt anyone there even remembers who built it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Johny Dodge View Post
    have you still got the alignment dowels for the trans too ? - askin; in case you haven't noticed them missing too

    + 1 on the minor B with the machine shop and a good thing you found a set of pins
    I think they'll line up the fire rings in the H gasket much better than just the bolts
    I do have those, yes. They were kept safe a sound with the oil restrictor in my parts box.

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