So, stuff continues to go back -on- the motor.
Here's the LS6 Valley Pan/PCV kit I installed....
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It comes with (just about) everything...Bolts, gaskets(cover and knock sensors), a plug to block off the left side valve cover PCV outlet, and a hose to connect the new foul air outlet to the intake manifold. The only thing it didn't have was something to block the old, no longer used, foul air outlet on the right side valve cover(the little 'nipple' on top rear of the valve cover).
Here's the LS1 and LS6 Valley Pan you can see the box in the LS6 Valley Pan that includes the PCV Valve and some sort of separator chumpy...
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On top, the main difference is the new PCV outlet that comes up next to the throttle body
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My understanding is that not -all- LS6 Valley Pans have the built in PCV 'valve'. They all have the box, but not all those boxes include the valve.
Based on what I've read this is an improvement over the LS1 set up because the 'foul' air is drawn from the valley vs. the valve/rocker area (where there's more oil splashing around). And, the little box does some separating of the oil from the air. It's not a 'fix' though...You can still get some oil consumption, but it should be less. Additionally, you lose most of the external PCV hoses from the LS1 set up, so it looks 'cleaner'.
After trimming that piece in the valley (on page 4), it installs just like the LS1 cover. The only thing that surprised me, which I didn't see mentioned
anywhere was that the new PCV outlet interferes with the 'vapor vent tube' (Aka Coolant Cross over tubes) a little.
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It just took a little eyeballing and tweeking of the vent tubes with a tube bender to get around it. Not a big deal.
Aside from that job, I got the valve cover ('Rocker arm Covers' in the GM manual) installed with new gaskets.
Careful installing new grommets on the valve cover bolts. Before I took a shot at it I saw a suggestion to heat them in the oven around 200 deg. for 10 minutes or so...That worked OK for me, but still...literally the last one, #8 of 8 broke as I was sliding it on. Cost me 12 bucks and a trip to the parts store.
Also installed new knock sensors.
As I mentioned, we had a bit of time before I could order parts again, so we cleaned some stuff up and took time to paint some parts.
I decided to go with red and black. It's sort of cliche' or whatever, but the car will be red and black, and they are my favorite colors so....
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I'll be painting the intake black too.
So, things are moving forward and the motor's going back together. I have a long parts list of sensors, gaskets, brackets, adapters, and 100 other little things. Oh, the 'hundred little things' reminds me...I found a Loctite PDF catalog that translates the various OE Part numbers for sealants and thread locker to their retail equivalent. I thought that was a cool find, I didn't know such a thing existed. So, some of those recommended sealants and whatnot from the GM Service Manual are on the parts list too. Here's a link to the document on Loctite's website:
http://www.loctite.ph/php/content_data/LT4409_AAM.pdfThis weekend I should be able to get a good order together. In the mean time, I need to clear out the pile of parts taken off the engine, go through them and get them out of the garage to make room for new parts coming in. Part of working in such a small area.
Thanks for checking in.
-Take Care
-Tom
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