Thread: K Head gasket

Originally Posted by djhampson

Ever the optimist Col!

/relatively/ good!

Originally Posted by beforethevision

On the upside, does that mean my engine/GB combo is worth $5K??? hahah

try buying one in a hurry and yours will be cheap

After 10,000kms, this is an update to the thread.

When i had the head off, I got it reconditioned, and ported the water channels, in particular cleaning out the edges from the poor sand casting.

It also had 4 x 3mm holes drilled into the steel edges of the thermistat, and the multilayer steel HD head gasket (the one with the head protector shim).

So far, its well bahaved. It takes a little longer to warm up on cold mornings, but stays much cooler on highway drives, and under bonnet temps seem lower.

Here are some pics of the head mid clean up...




Cheers!