bhg? yeh, nah?

[Mike-]

my levin had a milky oil cap, and bubbly water, i pulled the head off, there was a little coolant in no1 cylinder but the head gasket doesnt look like its blown, so after a second opinion

[Capin-Neemo]

that headgasket looked pretty $&#$% man if that was me id be all like holy shit!

[AE82 FXGT]

If in doubt get the head crack tested and checked to see if warped etc.

But yeah headgasket isn't flash.

[deaf_rattle]

the head gasket can look ok after a bhg.
if no obvious damage it might be worth getting the head checked out.

But if you dont care too much, slap a new gasket in and see how you go.

[tsoob]

yeah man pressure test i didnt and now gotta redo it.

[Dell'Orto]

Kinda hard to tell but it doesnt look blown. The bore binder on #2 look a bit mucky, but might just be the light.
Edit: Wait, the top of #4 looks like it might have burnt through.

[Capin-Neemo]

from a closer look at that id be getting a leak test done for sure maybe a cracked water jacket but unlikely. Id pull the hole thing down clean and inspect everything just to be sure. Don't wanna pay for gaskets then have it leak in 3 weeks again.

[Mike-]

do you reckon just the head or the block aswell?

[Capin-Neemo]

id ckeck the block to be on the safe side ive had a couple of honda engines ive worked on and the water was leaking into the cylinders from the water jackets... graned they were hondas but better to be sure then spend all that time rebuilding it just to have is leak still.

[Mike-]

ok sounds like the blocks comin out too, does anyone know a good engine reconditioner in henderson, central park drive area?

[matt dunn]

have found the same thing the few times I've done a head gasket on a 20V, cant see anything but it was blown.


Make sure you get the head surfaced as that was the problem on the one's I have done. a surface and a new gasket adn the were 100% better.

[Lloyd]

As Dell'Orto said, gasket could be a little bit sus around the top of number 1/4 (its too early to think which end it is).

Get the head checked and surfaced regardless. Personally I wouldn't bother with the block, would be very unlikely for a cast block to warp unless you have had it stupidly hot

[Mike-]

yeh definitely getting the head surfaced and pressure tested, just worried about the water jackets in the block really

[YeMs]

Kinda hard to tell but it doesnt look blown. The bore binder on #2 look a bit mucky, but might just be the light.
Edit: Wait, the top of #4 looks like it might have burnt through.

that would be my guess too.. i dont think there is much to be gained by pulling the block out tho mate. just gunna be more hastle than any thing, and the chances of any thing goin wrong in the block is slim to none realistically. get the head pressure tested and surfaced. chuck a new gasket on and away you go. if it was blown, it hadnt been blown for long. generally the piston gets a schweet steam cleaning and comes up all shiny which is a sure sign of which cylinder it blew on.