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Head gasket didn't seal.. aww man. 900 1995

posted by  Peetz on  Wed Oct 30 19:58 CST 2013
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So you have oil and coolant seeping from the head joint. You've torqued the head close enough that it doesn't matter. You used an OK gasket ( I don't like Victor Reinz myself but that's me).
Was the replacement head re-surfaced? I've seen machine shops do crappy broach jobs that grab a finger nail when dragged. The gaskets will not conform into the grooves and oil and coolant move across through the valleys.
By the way only steel embossed head gaskets are greased, or painted. Composite type are installed dry.
When you lift the head off don't disturb anything too much and take photos. That will help.






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