97 Etc N* Head Gasket Project

[Ranger]

Vacuum leak would be my guess.

[krechtr]

Thanks I will try that but the squeal is steady no matter what the engine RPMs are. Steady squeal... that is why I thought it was a pulley.

[Ranger]

If it does not vary with RPM it is not vacuum. Gotta be a pulley or belt.

[krechtr]

Didn't work on the car today... it sounds like it is coming from the upper water pump puley which of course is connected to the cam... is there a possility that I got something in the cam bearing that would make it squeal like that? I disconnected the H20 pump belt so that elimiates the lower pulleys and it isn't coming from the right side of the motor so I am thinking that it has to be the cam right?

[Ranger]

Tensioner bearing?

[tateos]

Tom - could it be the pulley rubbing against the cam cover? Remember I asked last week how to know how far on to press the pulley? I think if you pressed the pulley on too far, it would rub against the cam cover in the hub area and squeal. What about the seal - did you replace it? Did you lubricate it? Maybe that is the source of the noise?

Well - my project is coming along - bolted some more stuff up this weekend - got the timing case cover on and pressed the balancer on; I bought the SNAP-ON tool someone suggested earlier in this thread and it worked GREAT. Still waiting for the oil cooler line and crankshaft pulley bolt I ordered from GM PARTS Direct - also trying to figure out how the AC compressor and alternator bolt up - just minor stuff like that

[krechtr]

Tateos... if you need any pics of the alt or AC compressor let me know. BTW the pulley is not rubbing the valve cover and I already put some lube on it... I wish it was something that simple. I need to get a new battery and a coolant overflow tank and I will most likely take it to a friend's shop and have him figure out the squeal so I can get it on the market.

[tateos]

OK - thanks Tom - good luck finding the source of the squeal. I will let you know if I need some pics.

I did a little work last night - took the fuel rail off the intake manifold - cleaned up the manifold - changed the o-rings on the injectors with the new ones that came in the in the Fel-Pro gasket kit. The Fel-Pro kits come with every possible gasket and o-ring that is on the engine - really great!

I got a shipping confirmation from GM Parts Direct that my parts will arrive this week, so with any luck, the cradle will be bolted in this weekend.

[Twill08]

this is really a long job people are not kidding i just picked up a 97 eldo etc for 200$ with a bad HG, worked on it with my father on the weekends, like you said the only major prob was when we went to put the head bolts back in they where striped , the car is now running great with few problems and i wanted to know if anyone could help with some issues, the heater core seems to get plugged and i loose heat after about 50 miles we have flushed it about 5 times and i get the heat back but it fades, and some issues with the ABS/ TcS lights on the dash. the car was sitting for 4 years when we found it so it may be a bad air line for the TCS but not sure

[Ranger]

Start a new thread.

[Twill08]

sry i was not trying to steal the thread i was asking it here because the problems started after I did the HG job and thought some people here may have ran into the same thing

[Ranger]

No problem. Start a new thread and they'll chime in.

[krechtr]

tateos... PM me your email address. I still am not authorized to PM (FNG).

[tateos]

Tom (and anyone else who is listening) - it is tateos@yahoo.com or rmoore@usdigitalmedia.com

[BigJon]

well tateos i just sat here and read all 15 pages and learned alot i cant wait to get my self in this mess now sound like it going to be fun.. not really kind of wondering what i got my self in to... thanks for the help again