Where Do These Go?

[Bsa]

Better to be safe then sorry. Takes no more then a hour to pull it off and check and bolt it back on

Edited March 29, 2012 by Bsa

[camandcandice]

Yeah true better safe than sorry,I wouldn't be happy unless I knew where they went any how keep me awake at night haha, thanks for all your input guys appreciate it!

Cheers cam

[XKLABA]

block to head dowels and intake dowel (block one is the bigger )

if its clear both block to head dowels in place

[camandcandice]

I'm pretty sure they are the head to block locaters, I guess I'm tearing my motor down, unless you guys think the arp head stud kit is a good enough locater

[Joe Nash]

well i'm not a mechanic, nor have i pulled down a RB before, but i have taken off the cover for the timing belt, and they almost look like the locators for the backing plate behind the timing belt to attach to the block, but like i said, i wouldn't know for sure

[camandcandice]

Or is the recess for the dowel only in the block? Or is both head and block recessed? If only the block is recessed for the dowel maybe I could place the dowel in through the head holes?

[camandcandice]

Damn to answer my own question both are recessed there goes the easy way out

[XKLABA]

if your a bambling man you could see if the three 10mm bolts that go through the head into the block go in ok, ifso then you could assume the head is straight, I'd pull it a part, getting the head off is not that hard just might need a head gasket

[camandcandice]

The head is sitting square and in the right position I removed a couple of head studs to check, but I won't take the risk of it shifting under heavy load its been 4 years since i drove my gtr and god i miss it, ive just been down to gm Motorsport in melton and bought my self a 1.69oz tube of arp assembly lube enough to build the motor 20 times! So off to the workshop for another tear down

Cheers cam

[JustinP]

They are definately the head to block dowels, I installed mine just the other day and they were the same (with the split). I also used ARP studs with them. I would definately take the head back off and install them.

The motor is still on the engine stand, I prob used the stud kit as alignment and not thought twice, the r33 engine manual has no mention of there being locating dowels which is why I may have over looked it, guess what I'm doing this weekend then god damn it!!, unless you guys think the arp stud kit would line the head up enough?or best not to risk it?

[StevenCJR31]

They look like the dowels that locate the manifold to the head

[Guilt-Toy]

it could be the dowels that locate the bell housing to the block....

check if they are missing?

[camandcandice]

Yeh they are the head to block ones, my gearbox to block has a solid type that's still in the block

[xfixiate]

After 4 years of slowly gathering parts for my rb26 im finally putting her back together(spun bearings) 4 years is a long time and cannot remember for the life of me where the hell these go!!they where in the same zip lock bag the 3 bolts for the lower front cover was in but cant see them being used for the front cover, hope some one can reconize these 2 sleeves i guess you would call them? and save me having to pull the motor apart again!

cheers cam

Did you work out where they go?

I had lower front cover off... also the entire intake side and water pump. Have ti all back together and have these two suckers left over! Would rather not have to do it again.....

[camandcandice]

Yeh they were head to block