madmike1157

After several months, Today was the first start attempt on my LS4 project. The entire engine was apart, but the stock internals went back in, excepting a new Skoggins-dickey LS6 cam( their profile). New lifters, ( suspect they’re chinese). Rocker arm trunnion upgrade, LS6 springs, the block’ deck was true’d and the heads were barely resurfaced. Pushrods were checked, and measured out at ( if memory serves) at like 7.260. I added .060 to that for preload.

I added nothing more than the valley plate to block off the AFM, with its little gaskets sealing off the the factory AFM oilling ports
The head gaskets, ( are Chinese) the head studs, ( are Chinese)…

There’s a carburetor in this combo.

The car starts, ( hard to start) But when it does, the engine races up to 2000 rpm like there’s a vacuum leak, the throttle set screw is completely backed out, ( so there’s probably a vacuum leak). But the main issues are the leaking head gasket, and the noisy rockers….cold oil pressure maxes out @40 psi. ( I’d expect it to be double that cold)

But-before I just pull off the heads, commit to buying new domestic head gaskets, and new domestic lifter’s,….( Which i don’t have a problem doing)…..
Tell me….is this the fix?

Cause if it is, I’m fixing it.