Muddin_dude06

Hey everyone, my original plan for changing the HG was to wait until I got a brand new head that was ported out, polished, well the WORKS. Well my gasket is starting to leak horridly, so I would like to just replace it until I have the dough to go through with my plan. I already have a Marine .020 over gasket here at home, how long can I expect it to take to swap the HG and install my PDR cam finally? There would be 2-3 guys working on it the entire time. Also does anyone know off-hand where I could get the head decked somewhere close to the Magnolia/Tomball area? Also I am going to have to retime my truck after pulling out the cam huh? Thanks everyone!

-Chris

Teddy Bear

Its hard to say how much time it will take. I would allow for a good 12-14 hours of labor to do everything especially if it is your first time. It could be done in a lot less time, but this is just going along at a leisurly pace. Depending on what type of cam u have, u might not have to retime your truck. If it is a keyed cam that uses the stock cam gear, then u should be able to just mark the cam gear and the pump gear before u pull the cam out, and be sure to line them back up when u put the cam back in.

getblown5.9

start to finish on a HG with all the proper tools available and not running to the toolbox and back 900 times should be about 3-4 hours. unless you are really fast. the first time i ever pulled the head on a cummins (no previous knowledge) took me a little over 2 hours to get it off.

cam is a bit longer tho, haven't done one yet tho.

adidasman23

what is the cummins part number for the marine head gasket

XLR8R

If you weren't so far away, I'd port the head while you guys were installing the cam... I'd hate to pull the head twice!