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Originally Posted by GregA
...I don't expect to hear back until tomorrow, but if I get an update from them, I will let you know.
Thanks for listening (reading),
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Another Update:
Saw the head off the engine today. Looks like this problem has existed for a while before surfacing. There was
RUST on the top of a few of the pistons and around the valves - NOT GOOD. Of course the head gasket was "puffed up" around the worst spots (between cyliners 2 & 3 if I recall).
Another note: They said there were not any "guide pins" between the head and the block. Supposed to have a "pin" in each end to keep them aligned, but they were not there. Just the bolts were holding the two pieces together and aligned. So I guess the engine has had some work done on it that I didn't know about (2 previous owners).
Anyway, the head was taken to a machine shop where they discovered that it was cracked in a couple of spots. So my shop buddies were able to locate another head relatively close by to replace the cracked one.
The good news: No machine shop charges. The bad news: the replacement head will bump the total repair cost up another $200-$300.
So that's where we're at now. Hopefully that will get it all fixed up.
Oh yeah, I took some videos of the cylinders, head, & gasket.
If anyone is interested, I can try to either:
a) put them into a video file for viewing or
2) try to extract some "still images" off the tape.
Take Care,