Eric, I would definately clean out this groove that seems to be causing your problem. You might try scraping it out with a screw driver (sometimes they get deposits on them that can be scraped off) or you may want to remove the cylinder and have a machine shop repair the groove. You can put the cylinder back on later with a large hose clamp as a ring compressor (done it several times with no problems). I have spent alot of time on these grooves in the past on customers engines that were overheated, etc as they seem to get deposits in them that can cause the o-rings not to seat. I always put a little oil on the o-ring as well, just to allow it to slide on smooth with no binding. I haven't had a head gasket repair fail yet. Hope this helps you. Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Phone: (856)-765-1583 Shop: (856)-327-0027 Fax: (856)-327-2242 |
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