Earlier today I posted an inquiry entitled "Head Gasket Leaks?" Since that post, I've pulled the rocker arm assemblies and the valley cover. I see antifreeze in the valley -- maybe 2 or 3 teaspoons worth. There's antifreeze gurgling up through the head bolt holes that are for the big rocker arm assembly head bolts when I put air pressure into the spark plug holes.
This all makes me think head gasket problems. The engine shop that did the machine work decked the block and milled the heads, so I'm pretty sure there's not a warpage issue. And the engine has not overheated since I fired it up 2 weeks ago and have subsequently put about 300 miles on the car. The shop says they did use a sealant on the thin head gaskets.
Does this sound like a head gasket sealing problem to all of you?
If so, do you think a simple re-torquing might solve the problem, or am I gonna have to pull the heads and install new gaskets?
Please give me your thoughts.
Thank you,
Larry
This all makes me think head gasket problems. The engine shop that did the machine work decked the block and milled the heads, so I'm pretty sure there's not a warpage issue. And the engine has not overheated since I fired it up 2 weeks ago and have subsequently put about 300 miles on the car. The shop says they did use a sealant on the thin head gaskets.
Does this sound like a head gasket sealing problem to all of you?
If so, do you think a simple re-torquing might solve the problem, or am I gonna have to pull the heads and install new gaskets?
Please give me your thoughts.
Thank you,
Larry
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