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Old 05-28-2022, 11:39 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Back 20 years ago when my used car dealer friend was selling a lot of Chrysler minivans, the rear head was always worse than the front head. The 3.0 Mitsubishi engine was a hemi and the exhaust seals got baked and these engines smoked and burned oil. Sometimes the exhaust guides even slid in the head. Usually just replacing all the valve seals made a nice van out of a smoker, rarely did we have to go deeper. The rest of the engine was really bulletproof. If you are going to grind the valves I would replace the rings. Valve jobs alone usually create oil burners. Since you found the steam cleaned cylinder But the gasket looked good I would have that head pressure checked for cracks.
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