It's common to have a little bit of a burn thru on the block surface and
head where the breach had occurred. If you feel or see this then redeck the
head. I would steer away from the copper gasket and get a good composite
one. I always but a light coat of silicon around the water passage holes on
both the head and block surface and use the John Twist thin copper wire
stran tip.
Safety Fast,
David Deutsch
Subject: UPDATE 2: Engine Noise, Power Loss
> I pulled the Cylinder Head off today, and whaddya know.... James, David
and
> Lonn, you were right!! The gasket was MISSING a chunk about 3/4" long
> between cylinders #1 and #2...It is a copper gasket too, which makes this
> really interesting!
>
> Should I have the bottom of the cylinder head resurfaced, or just throw a
> new gasket in there? The head was replaced about 2 years ago, and the car
> has done about 25,000 miles since then... I plan on rebuilding the engine
> completely this summer, that's why I was wondering if professionally
> examining the head is crucial...
>
> By the way, thanks to all those who replied, and pointed me in the right
> direction!
>
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