Danny If the head was sitting on the block dowels, and was torqued down
properly, I would be taking the head of and taking it back to the shop that
did the repair. Have them look for porous welds, cracking and surface
straightness.
Cheers
Feral Errol
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From: Danny Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: leaky head story
Date: Monday, May 01, 2000 1:03
howdy list,
i have just finished off my first engine rebuild on an L20B for my 1600.
it's a great feeling to have it together in the car...... BUT
before kicking it over i filled the radiator up and when it was almost full
water started to trickle from between the head and gasket in 3 places on
the side above the spark plugs. why????. i had tighten it correctly only
hours before
The head had to be welded on the outer water jackets between cylinder 3 and
4 and it was machined, so i would have thought it would be dead straight!!!
But the water seems to be leaking from the welds!
Once i saw that i didn't start it. :.(
I have rung a few head places and they said this is strange and to maybe
run it until warm and then retighten the bolts. This sounds reasonable, but
i thought i should get some more thoughts ......
Danny
MOJO2L
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