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Old 06-23-2022, 10:17 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Yeah, I think since the hybrids hold their value a bit better they disproportionately survive large repairs & small collisions that might scrap the gas-only versions.

Here is the crack. Now that it has been hot-tanked, pressure tested, and marked I feel a bit silly not seeing it before:



For perspective here is the cylinder that was clearly getting water:


And the corresponding chamber:


Close up shows some clear red flags (like how the edge of that exhaust valve has been steam-cleaned, but not the whole thing):



To be fair to myself, I did tell the machine shop to be extra vigilant when pressure testing that head because the head gasket didn't look bad enough to blow coolant out of every seal. Still, I wish I could get the last 3 weeks back...
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