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    Default 180 sx bolts missing??

    Hey guys,

    I just got my first drift car. It's a 180sx rough as a bears arse needs a bit of work. Engine seems to be running and ideling fine.

    However I've just noticed some bolts missing at the top of the engine.
    Around the (redtop) rocker cover some are nuts and some are bolts missing, one of them is there but won't screw in (no threads) and it's loose??

    is this dangerous, the lad I got the car off put a HKS metal head gasket in it, would that have anything to do with it??

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    is it just around the rocker cover??


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    Quote Originally Posted by mcdae86 View Post
    is it just around the rocker cover??
    Yeah man,
    just around rocker cover. Should I be worried??
    The car runs perfect atm


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    it will prob leak oil from were bolts are missing it the gasket isne great


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    Try and get some pictures of it if you can. Maybe redtops are different, but certainly blacktops have some return pipe thing that bolts across the front of the rocker cover, but is removed, i think when the standard recirc is replaced. Maybe its those your seeing? If so then its nothing to worry about

    Sorry for the huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge pic its the first one i saw.


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    The redtop looks way different to that pic Mr. Balls
    I'll get a pic up to show what I mean later.
    Some oil under bonnet could be from previous engine or problem before new gasket went in.
    I hope I don't start runnin into problems before i get on a track.


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    Pics
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    like i said dude a heli-coil wil sort ya out there

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnae86 View Post
    like i said dude a heli-coil wil sort ya out there
    sound john I couldn'r remember what ya said yesterday.
    Can you buy new a set of head bolts to replace all.

    Cheers for sortin me out with those bits too john


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    Jesus thats pure laziness!
    I reckon get it sorted, just cause it is your engine and the end of the day?


 

 

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