daveholiday
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pictures are always helpful. I'll check my heater core stuff and in the morning. I invested in some of those super wattage lights so now I can work at night easier. It's just getting colder and colder.
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good place to get one?Do you have a cooling system pressure tester? If you can rent/borrow or buy one for cheap you'll probably be able to find the leak in no time.
Yeah, it's a whole new head. I'll check the torque on them, I'm positive it's on but I'll re-check it. I guess there's the whole possibility that the head was warped when I got it, which is what I don't wanna think about. If it is, machine shops can edge it straight can't they?You had the head off recently, yes?
If so, recheck the torque on your head studs.
After you run it for a while, they can become slightly less torqued due to bolt stretch. Did you use any type of loc-tite or similar product?Yeah, it's a whole new head. I'll check the torque on them, I'm positive it's on but I'll re-check it.
They can resurface it if it's not warped beyond a certain point. Also check for gouges in the block/head mating surface.I guess there's the whole possibility that the head was warped when I got it, which is what I don't wanna think about. If it is, machine shops can edge it straight can't they?