I did pull the heads and to the naked eye, they are just fine. No scars, no marks, nothing. I will try to take a picture and post it. By the way, when I replaced the head gaskets, I did not use any RTV Silicone. Why, I figured that since they are so expensive (about $40 ea.), I could always return and/or sell them if that was not the problem.
Then I got to thinking that even though I removed all previous silicone and cleaned the two mating surfaces very well with brake cleaner, the lack of silicone on the mating surfaces could allow compression to leak, hence having the same symptoms prior to the replacement. Do you think I should go ahead and re-install them with Ultra Blue RTV Silicone Gasket Maker?
07-13-2008, 09:32 PM
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