How do you tell the difference between L/R heads?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Spanish Fork Utah
How do you tell the difference between L/R heads?
I'm assuming that it matters which side you put the valve heads back on. If that is correct, how do I know for sure which head goes back on which side?
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From: The Top of Utah
Re: How do you tell the difference between L/R heads? (sspackman)
If you can't tell the difference, chances are the engine won't be able to, either. Seriously, they're the same. There IS no left or right. A neighbor?
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Melting Slicks
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From: down that one road next to that big tree
Re: How do you tell the difference between L/R heads? (CFI-EFI)
no difference what so ever. proof of this if you have any doubt is in the GM catalog. the corvette head has 1 part number. if you have your engine torn apart the only thing you might look for is the coolant sensor. both heads can accept one but one head has a plug and the other a sensor. i overlooked this assembling my engine & have my sensor on the wrong side. i thought about switching the sensor to the other side but the plug was totally frozen & i didn't want to use a easy out on a new engine. that being said i just ran the wire a little longer & it worked just great.
Le Mans Master
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From: WilkesBarre PA
Re: How do you tell the difference between L/R heads? (sspackman)
It is easyier to put them back on the side they came off of only if the coolant sensors are differant, or only on the one side. Sometimes those sensor plugs are a real bitch to remove.
