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04-18-2006, 08:38 PM
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Pop! Went my head gasket. Passenger side. Car started running warm then just started climbing. Coasted/limped it back to my buddies garage and watched coolant pour out the back of the head lol. You live, you learn, easy fix. This was probably caused by improper head cleaning or improper torquing. I torqued those suckers perfect so I probably just didn't clean it very well. Oh well. 
04-19-2006, 05:17 AM
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I take a whole day just for cleaning heads/block mating surface, and cleaning bolt holes..., I want the block and heads to look like they've been polished for a friken carshow before they get put back together... sucks you have to buy a new gasket and bolts though...
04-19-2006, 11:01 AM
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Factory bolts, factory head gaskets. I bought the heads/cam install kit from TSP. The head is off/cleaned/prepped real good. If I can get the headgasket/bolts from the machine shop today then it will be running by this afternoon. 