Head Gasket Repair starts this weekend

[ruffmanatv]

http://limaohio.craigslist.org/pts/912506828.html

Here is one for you Drew. Not sure if it is a good candidate, but worth a shot.

 

[slowlmm]

i would say 6 out of 8 pistons are good, but in this case the block has to be bored so that really does not help even if we could round up two more

unlesss you found a stock block u could do a quick hone by 2 pistons and use the other 6 not ideal but it would work

 

[dieselson]

There's pitting in the cylinder walls though

 

[dieselson]

So, the lesson here to everyone is, if you have bad headgaskets, fix them before it gets worse. We are looking at $5000 for repairs now, just because we neglected to repair the gaskets, so the outcome for running bad head gaskets for 1 1/2 years is basically a blown motor. Dmitri said that the only thing worse than this would be if we actually blew the motor and didn't have a core.

 

[paint94979]

So, the lesson here to everyone is, if you have bad headgaskets, fix them before it gets worse. We are looking at $5000 for repairs now, just because we neglected to repair the gaskets, so the outcome for running bad head gaskets for 1 1/2 years is basically a blown motor. Dmitri said that the only thing worse than this would be if we actually blew the motor and didn't have a core.

That is bad news Drew very sorry to hear this, but it obviously wasn't the best idea to drive the truck with the blown head gasket obviously. But look on the bright side once its done it will be done right

 

[slowlmm]

hey drew http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chev....c0.m245&_trkparms=72:727|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[Trippin]

I have started to see a trend with engines that are using water meth injection, where the back of the intake valves are pitted due to water damage.

 

[bighawg]

How many miles does it take running the water meth injection before it stars showing up?

 

[slowlmm]

hey drew this would be a good deal for yo guys http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=279110

 

[dieselson]

We are really looking for a long block LB7, but it looks like we'll be sticking with our current engine and building it, but even so, if you see any good deals post em up.

 

[LBZrcks]

Well how is the project going?

 

[super diesel]

X2

 

[dieselson]

Well its on hold right now, the heads are done and they're at guy's place, so we just need to pick them up, and we are deciding if we want to do a mild build or not.

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

Well its on hold right now, the heads are done and they're at guy's place, so we just need to pick them up, and we are deciding if we want to do a mild build or not.

Good Luck with whatever you do:hug:

 

[dieselson]

Ok so we got a call from dmitri, the guy who is gonna put it back together, he's coming out in mid march. So we will probably get the heads from guy and put it back together, because this time around we really can't afford full build.

 

[LBZ]

Well at least your heading in the right direction to getting it back on the road.

 

[super diesel]

Did you get ahold of any rods or no? If not, could you get ahold of at least some LBZ rods to put in it for a little bit of extra insurance?

 

[dieselson]

Well one thing leads to another and if we were gonna do rods, that would be at least another $1000 for the labor, and we can't afford that, and if we did do that, it wouldn't be on the road for a long time.

 

[WolfLMM]

Good luck Dieselson

 

[The Neens]

Well one thing leads to another and if we were gonna do rods, that would be at least another $1000 for the labor, and we can't afford that, and if we did do that, it wouldn't be on the road for a long time.

Let me know if you need a parts runner...