so i posted a while back about thinking i had a blown head gasket.
took things apart, found that none of the bolts were really torqued down, 90% of everything was pretty loose.
coolant was leaking out from under the SC under the throttle body, oil leaking out on the pulley side of the LIM.
the end cap gasket was torn up, like the guy took it off and didnt get a replacement so just bolted it back on, that was also leaking.
LIM and SC and TB were full of goop, mix of oil and coolant.
took off the heads the front head has a crack all the way to the bottom of the valve seats between exhaust and intake.
what really worries me is, there are marks on all the pistons where valve have touched, but none of my valves had marks on them, and they are not bent. the marks were not shiny, carbon had built up on top of the marks but you could still see them.
got a replacement cometic headgasket .010" thinner, i dont want to bend all my valves, if these marks are new or from a previous build., the bottom end was rebuilt from previously being locked up
ive cleaned everything. surfaced heads, 3 angle job on exhaust seats, new valves, comp cam valve locks and viton seals
ported outlet on my SC and matched the inlet to take out the casting that was sticking out in the air flow.
one question about the ported outlet, i milled down that center bar, that everyone else does. do i need to make any adjustments to my gasket before putting it back on?
also what are the consequences of the epoxy film coming of the rotors? bc the film has flaked off, leaving the rotors looking nice and shiney new lol.
