![]() Rob781, no i didn’t have the machine shop check it because i am a cheap bastardXD i did check for warp with a feeler multiple times and the heads passed through and through, i checked thoroughly for cracks too and cleaned all the valves as well. Kenzo, that would be wishful thinking, but i think any gases that would have been in there would have been removed in the cleaning processes. ![]() I’m at my wits end here and am seriously considering buying a new car unless this is an easy fix… so should i just drive it for a bit and see if the gaskets kinda seal themselves or should i try to torque the bolts down more? so confused… so irritated:/ the heads passed the feeler test, but the spot where the ring blew out in the block allowed my gauge to slide under it barely, very snugly, but i could only do it once and couldn’t repeat the result, leading me to believe it was my error (plus the block is steel and the heads are aluminum so i cant see any reason why the block would be warped but the heads fine) 1: the guides i watched said to put the fire ring connected side down, with the manufacturer prints facing up, however when i got the gaskets, i found that they would only fit the other way around, so since that was the only way they fat, i figured it was the proper orientationĢ. I got everything back together last night, and to my delight it started right up! (no external leaks either) but the bubbling in the coolant lines i originally had was back, checked with a block tester, and it sure enough turned yellow…Ī couple weird things about when i was putting the gaskets on. 2 mm, installed new fel-pro head gaskets and torqued the heads to 70 ftlbs in the proper rotation, clean bolt holes, even torque. ![]() In a previous post i mentioned how i had a head gasket leak, combustion to coolant, did a block test and it tested positive for gases in the coolant… so for the last 2 weeks i’ve painstakingly torn apart the whole top end and eventually found a definitive split fire ring on my no1 cylinder head gasket…so i cleaned everything thoroughly, all new top end gaskets, new water pump and t-belt, cleaned heads and block, lightly sanded with high grit sandpaper, checked for warp of head and block with a feeler gauge to. Ok so firstly I would like to say thank you to all you guys, i’ve posted a lot of questions on here regarding my 1994 plymouth acclaim v6 and they’ve all been answered promptly…onto the task at hand, ![]()
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