22-05-2012, 09:02 PM
As mentioned before the head is now on the bench.
I couldn't see any obvious signs of failure of the head gasket between the pots and any of the coolant channels.
My original problem was that the coolant hose returning to the rad from the thermostat was pressurisng due to what I could only presume was exhaust gases. The system was filled and bled several times and always the same outcome.
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Below are pics of the surface of the head when the gasket was removed.
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Areas of concern that I noticed were the increased pitting and degredation on pots 1 & 4 as seen below . I'm unsure how much of this is to be expected on a head that's 18 years old with 141K on the clock.
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Your thoughts are always gratefully received guys.
I couldn't see any obvious signs of failure of the head gasket between the pots and any of the coolant channels.
My original problem was that the coolant hose returning to the rad from the thermostat was pressurisng due to what I could only presume was exhaust gases. The system was filled and bled several times and always the same outcome.
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[attachment=5]
[attachment=4]
Below are pics of the surface of the head when the gasket was removed.
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[attachment=2]
[attachment=1]
Areas of concern that I noticed were the increased pitting and degredation on pots 1 & 4 as seen below . I'm unsure how much of this is to be expected on a head that's 18 years old with 141K on the clock.
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Your thoughts are always gratefully received guys.
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