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How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« on: March 01, 2013, 12:21:08 PM »
How many hours of labor does it take to install a bolt in cam and a Cometic Head Gasket?  I'm sure the MOCO has a flat rate book for this common practice.  I'm sure a lot of you guys have done several and can probably get it done quicker than flat rate.

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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2013, 02:47:24 PM »
You can look up what book time is here :)
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2013, 06:20:29 PM »
Thanks Harry. the link answers some of my unrelated questions.

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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2013, 07:42:09 PM »
wow !!!  thats some really good info there thanks
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2013, 09:31:46 PM »
Takes me 3-4 hours depending on how many times I take a beer break.
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2013, 10:44:28 PM »
Thanks Harry, that's some useful information

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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2013, 11:52:17 PM »
No Problem, :)
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2013, 04:29:12 AM »
Well that'll be helpful. Thanks.
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2013, 12:27:49 PM »
Quote from: Ghost__Rider on March 01, 2013, 09:31:46 PM
Takes me 3-4 hours depending on how many times I take a beer break.

Do you change the base gaskets when you lift the heads?
My tech says to do it, others say it's not necessary...
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2013, 12:42:45 PM »
I did mine about 50K ago & never pulled the cylinder for the base gasket. Cometic MLS gaskets are the way to go. You may think about adjustable push rods while you are there.

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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2013, 02:08:20 PM »
Should also consider changing out the lifters.  Lots of lifter failure noted in these motors, more typically around 20K miles.  I changed out my lifters for S&S when I did my cam at 5K miles and also added adjustable pushrods.  Reduced the top end noise quite a bit.

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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2013, 06:14:11 PM »
I do not, never have, understood why anyone would put in HEAVY adjustable pushrods unless the were a necessity. We spent major dollars in the past for titanum push rods for the race car and seems everyone on here wants to use the adjustable one whether they need them or not. Weight is not a good thing in the valve train.
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2013, 08:50:09 PM »
I have never changed the base gaskets. I'm very careful to not let the jug move. while turning the engine.
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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2013, 07:19:15 AM »
Quote from: Unbalanced on March 01, 2013, 02:47:24 PM
You can look up what book time is here :)

For example 1.8, is that means 1 day 8 hours??

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Re: How many labor hours for a Cam/Head Gasket install?
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2013, 08:49:47 AM »
1.8hr=1 hr & 8 tenth's of a hour. At my shop if it's over .5hr  I round it off to the next hour. Because it will take me a half hour to figure out what .8 is,  :confused5: LOL
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