[Roadsters] datsun ealry 67 1600 head gasket

[Daryl Smith]

The rust there concerns me as it doesn't appear to have anything to do with 
the missing bit of gasket. You may have a bit of a warp in the head if the 
previous owner overheated it.

At the very least, I would have the head checked for straightness and 
machined true if nescessary. If it needs machining, get it thoroughly 
checked over.

Clean the block and bores (soft cloth!) as thouroughly as possible and post 
some more pictures. Close ups of the rusty bores and spot where the gasket 
blew out.

Did you drain the coolant before you pulled the head? The block looks to be 
full................

Daryl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>


> www.ranteer.com/misc
>
> shows the result after pulling the head.
>
> that bit of bolt is no doubt going to be a bugger!
>
> my question - obviously the head gasket is trashed.  can i put all this 
> back together with new gaskets, and will i be ok?  or am i really in deep, 
> and how deep?
>
> what is your recommendation at this point.  money is an issue . . .