Durdan

im picking up an Omni GLH-S and i need to replace the headgasket... any things i should look for? anyone have a service manual so i dont fuck this up? any help is appreciated

kpr10is

you can try pm/im'ing ACR2NV (dan) he would probably know the most about those cars than anyone else

ACR2NV

where did you find one of these? What number is it?

its a 2.2L SOHC so just got to www.forwardmotioninc.com for all your needs, they carry alot of parts that DCX dopesnt sell anymore.

mpbiv

If it is just a head gasket you need, I would skip Forward Motion. I'd suggest trying FWD Performance (www.fwdperformance.com) or Turbos Unleashed (www.turbosunleashed.com). I'd also suggest using a Mopar Performance head gasket (MP2005) and Mopar Performance head bolts. The head bolts are torque to yield and should be replaced.

The easiest way to swap a head gasket on these cars is to remove the head with manifolds and turbo as an assembly. Torque sequence for the head bolts is 45-65-65 ft-lbs and then a 1/4 turn working your way from the center bolts towards the outside bolts in a circular pattern. Just to further clarify, make sure you torque all the bolts to 45 ft-lbs before you step up to the next torque sequence of 65 ft-lbs; similarly make sure all the bolts are torqued 65 ft-lbs before your start turning them a 1/4 turn.

If you use new bolts and follow the torque sequence properly, the new headgasket should last a long time, baring extreme cases of course.

Good luck

Durdan

awesome thnx. yah i should be picking it up by this weekend.. then ill know more

Durdan

ok, so i have it and it turns out it is an 86 omni glh turbo.. not 's'... sigh.. but it does have a full roll cage, racing bucket, sheet metal dash with all autometer gauges and 5 stock wheels. whats this thing worth in decent shape? i have some cleaning up to do on it and need to fix the headgasket (i might just sell it as is, just cleaned up)

flubyux2

dang, i was gonna say a GLH-S... "goes like Hell...Sorta"? lol those things sure are cute. wasnt there DOHC head from the minivan that you could use on those motors?

mpbiv

"Goes Like Hell Summore" (Some More) or something along those lines. Stock GLHS's had something like ~25hp more than the stock GLH, and were intercooled.

The 2.2L with the Lotus designed DOHC head came in the Daytona IROC R/T's and Spirit R/T's of certain years.

Some people have successfully built hybrid 2.2/2.5L DOHC engines by bolting a neon 2.0/2.4L head to the 2.2/2.5L block.

truffle_shuffle!

Most of the lotus desinged head went to mexico oddly enough.

ACR2NV

hey taylor, i'll take the car from you. I know which car it is, i tried without luck to reach the owner hence why it got sold off by the shop it was at. Hit me up on a PM..