(29-05-2018, 07:20 PM)unclebeast Wrote: Hi Piggy...pleased to see it lives, did you angle tighten the cylinder head bolts? what head gasket...mls or fibre? what brand do you recommend
Check the video sequence if you really keen... ARPs use torque settings
Does anyone use a fibre HG these days!?
(29-05-2018, 08:17 PM)Mighty306 Wrote: Hi Piggy. I may have got the timeline confused but was the 3rd rebuild in response to the overheating issues? What did you decide was the main cause in the end?
You must know your way around that engine with your eyes shut now!!
It was due to the second catastrophic valve spring failure.
Cause: crap design then crap material used
Wishes for more power...