Headgasket, again

[shomesomesho]

Time for a refund.

 

[TrueBlue]

What is that?!

PM me please.

 

[SLoW_SHO_316]

I sent you an E-mail.

 

[TrueBlue]

Replied.

 

[SLoW_SHO_316]

Here's a couple higher res pics of the damage. It almost looks like the head can be used as the gouge is not completely in the coolant channel.

 

[SLoW_SHO_316]

 

[SASHO91]

Nick, even though it is not in the coolant passage, its still a stress rasier.

It will fail again.

Seems like you have two options...

1: take the head to a welder( a GOOD welder) and have them patch the hole. Then take it to get planed, but even then your still risking it.

2:take your losses and ditch that head, and find another.


or there is always option 3- ditch the sho alltogether...

 

[SLoW_SHO_316]

This is so frustrating...

Does anyone have the head bolt torque specs/sequence?

 

[SASHO91]

step 1-36-51
step 2-61-69

I dont have the sequence though, sorry...

BTW, the maximum waprage on the heads is .008''

 

[SLoW_SHO_316]

So max tq on the head bolts is 69 ft/lbs? That could be a problem that I tq'd them down to 80 last time I did this.

 

[SHOMurph]

I'd get another head. Too much work to risk welding or another torque down.

 

[thecrew2999]

sounds to me like you need a service cd if you dont know tq specs.
heads are one of the most important things to get in proper spec.

 

[AREA 91]

If you torqued the head bolts to 80ftlbs, you are risking damage to the threads in the block.