clhiller
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Hey all
I got my head off the the block and want to start a vizard mod.
Questions
-From the looks of the head gasket, there was some leakage between cylinders 1 & 2. Cylinder 2 showed evidence of coolant leakage. Could this contribute to the overheating issue I had?
-when I put the new head gasket on, some use wellseal on it as a precaution. I don't know if that is available here in Canada. Any other suggestions?
-looks like the head has been skimmed before, but the finish looks rough (machining marks). Is this ok or should it be smooth? Does it look like there is enough meat there to lightly skim it again? It is flat and not warped, so I would only skim it for smoothness.
-there is evidence of pitting around the exhaust valve on cyls 2&3, and also some light pitting on the pistons of the same cyls. Is this ok?
I am planning on doing the vizard mod and putting in a OD transmission, rebuild the carbs, button it up with new gaskets and see how it runs next summer. I don't want to put much $$$ into it right now as I am tempted to do the V-6 swap.
I got my head off the the block and want to start a vizard mod.
Questions
-From the looks of the head gasket, there was some leakage between cylinders 1 & 2. Cylinder 2 showed evidence of coolant leakage. Could this contribute to the overheating issue I had?
-when I put the new head gasket on, some use wellseal on it as a precaution. I don't know if that is available here in Canada. Any other suggestions?
-looks like the head has been skimmed before, but the finish looks rough (machining marks). Is this ok or should it be smooth? Does it look like there is enough meat there to lightly skim it again? It is flat and not warped, so I would only skim it for smoothness.
-there is evidence of pitting around the exhaust valve on cyls 2&3, and also some light pitting on the pistons of the same cyls. Is this ok?
I am planning on doing the vizard mod and putting in a OD transmission, rebuild the carbs, button it up with new gaskets and see how it runs next summer. I don't want to put much $$$ into it right now as I am tempted to do the V-6 swap.
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