Thread: Head Gasket replacement

Yeah right - are you going to catch the train to get here?

not at the moment,,

Well it seems there is an issue, plugs from #1 and #7 came out of the engine wet

Hoping it's only a head gasket !

Steve

Fingers crossed for you Steve!

It also looks very much like there has been oil seeping out under the heads as well

Should have them off in the next couple of hours !

Steve

Take pics of everything,,
only because in 6 months time you'll be saying "Why didnt I---"

Well the heads are off and I suspect the main problem was those stretch bolts. On this motor the head bolts felt very loose, i could have undone most of them with a ratchet ! I remember on the original motor we had the long bar and had to bust a gut to loosen the head bolts.

No 7 piston has been getting steam cleaned and there is a surprising amount of buildup of crud in the upper areas of the engine. I think i will use flushing oil in it when I reassemble the motor.

Apart from that it all looks pretty good, no wear on the rocker arms or cam so it should go back together nicely.

Getting the heads crack tested and checked tomorrow

Steve

Steve, that's exactly how my cyls were. Blew both gaskets through to the water port. A number of my head bolts were also loose.

I ended up getting both heads surfaced even though they were mostly within spec and used the payen brand bolts and Elring gaskets. I sold the engine because of my Ford V8 conversion but if I kept it, ARP studs for sure!!