I recently rebuilt my engine. I had the head shaved a little to
increase compression and two seats replaced. When I got the head back
the mating surface to the engine deck was kinda rough... like a file.
You could see the cutting grouves. A friend told me that this was due
to the fact that they used a course stone to cut the head since I was
taking a bit offthe head. He assured me it was ok...
I installed a new copper head gasket and it leaked coolant all along
the distributor side and oil from the transmission side. I re torqued,
changed the studs and nuts, retorqued and it still leaked. Finally,
against my own will I sprayed some copper coat on my third gasket,
assured by another friend that that would do it. I still get a little
leaking (can see water stains on side of engine). Any suggestions? I
have used three different torque wrenches three head gaskets... I feel
like the problem is most likely the rough surface on the head done by
the machine shop. Did I get screwed on the resurfacing?
Chris
creichle@mednet.med.miami.edu
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