| Re: Suspect leaking head gasket. What do U think? |
Subject: Re: Suspect leaking head gasket. What do U think? by Pod on 2011/5/1 19:31:13 Update; Finally got around to doing the work. Pulled the heads and yep, just as I suspected. Found a very small channel in the head and gasket in the #7 cylinder. This channel lined up center of the small water jacket hole in the head where exhaust gasses could get into the cooling system. Took the heads to a machine shop and they found both heads were warped. No cracks and had resurfacing done. They didn't find anything else wrong with them. I did notice those head bolts on that corner of the engice were easier to break loose than the rest. I'll start putting the engine back together in about a week and a half (since I'm working now and won't be off till then). Its been suggested to go back with ARP bolts so they are ordered. Also ordered the gaskets recommended by Jasper. New water pump, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, hoses and exhaust bolts (anybody had any problem getting the old ones out of the manifold?). Got a lot of cleaning to do before installation begins. Just thought someone may be interested in the outcome since this was a puzzle to me finding the problem. If I were to have another engine built I think I would use a local builder than buy one built on an assembly line. Jasper is good to do bussiness with but I think maybe too many hands were in the pot during the build. I found the rocker arm nuts tighter on the right bank than on the left bank so that makes me wonder if the heads were torqued by the same individual. No rant, just an observation. |
