Reconditioning
Posted by on 24th September , 2010With another week going by the head has now been removed and sent away away for reconditioning.
I’m told the head was never decked correctly and that is why it was leaking. I don’t really understand why it’s leaking after being installed this time and not when I originally installed it myself. I too installed a Cometic MLS head gasket during my install and got no leaks. So I’m told that the head will need to be decked again, have stem seals put in it, be pressure tested, be cleaned and fix 3 burnt valves.
With this work completed the head should be like new and the engine smoke free. It’s estimated that the head will be back in a few days and hopefully the engine back together in a week or so.