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arcosine · 09-19-2018, 10:26 AM

Well I got it started after a lot of cranking, head gasket's blown.

It got low on coolant. She burnt up a jeep the same way when a hose burst. Made a hole in a piston and cracked the head. So hot the oil on the outside of the engine was smoking.

Any advice on the head, replace with rebuilt, mill it for higher compression, just sand flat with new gasket or junk the car?

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09-19-2018, 10:26 AM	#54 (permalink)
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