01-04-2006, 07:22 PM
Well, I took the head off the car the other day to change the headgasket, set the head aside, and then looked back at the block. I thought "well, there is the problem, blown headgasket", so I got a flathead screwdriver to get the headgasket off the block. UH OH, that is not a gasket!!!! Go back to the head, and there is the gasket, blown between the #1 and #2 cylinders (also, it looks like a nearly new 8993!)! Look back at the block, and it is 'gouged' with a little channel maybe 1/8" to a 1/4" deep and 1/2" wide, and the head is gouged maybe 1/16". WTF would cause this? I have never seen anything like this: all the pistons look fine, I did not run the engine for more than ~20 miles after I got it running, and compression was good (~150 all pistons) after I got it timed.
What are my options here? I have another NA engine. I can drill/tap it for an oil return, put forged pistons, etc and use it, but I am not sure about the head (after looking side by side, I KNOW I do not want to use the NA head). I need to take the head to a machine/speed shop and see what they say about it...
I am beginning to think the guy I got it from changed the headgasket (either not paying attention to the block or knowing about it but planning to sell it), but did not know how to time it and so gave it up and sold it for less than he would have if it were running. It just irks me to no end...
Sorry for the longish post, but this has not been a good start to my TC experience...
What are my options here? I have another NA engine. I can drill/tap it for an oil return, put forged pistons, etc and use it, but I am not sure about the head (after looking side by side, I KNOW I do not want to use the NA head). I need to take the head to a machine/speed shop and see what they say about it...
I am beginning to think the guy I got it from changed the headgasket (either not paying attention to the block or knowing about it but planning to sell it), but did not know how to time it and so gave it up and sold it for less than he would have if it were running. It just irks me to no end...
Sorry for the longish post, but this has not been a good start to my TC experience...