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Jorsher

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Problem after headgasket change...
« on: August 03, 2009, 10:14:20 PM »
A friend's CRV blew a headgasket.

We got it all back together, started it, and there's smoke coming from the front of the engine block.  It runs shitty, little power, sometimes dies on its own at idle.

Shitty headstuds or headstuds need more torque?

He reused the headstuds and they were way overtorqued.  Needed a breaker bar to get them lose.  Never seen any on that tight.

No idea what else it could be.  Ideas?
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2009, 10:25:46 PM »
Were the head and block machined?
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 12:19:19 AM »
How much is the gasket leaking fluid
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 03:14:49 AM »
Quote from: Jorsher on August 03, 2009, 10:14:20 PM
A friend's CRV blew a headgasket.

We got it all back together, started it, and there's smoke coming from the front of the engine block.  It runs shitty, little power, sometimes dies on its own at idle.

Shitty headstuds or headstuds need more torque?

He reused the headstuds and they were way overtorqued.  Needed a breaker bar to get them lose.  Never seen any on that tight.

No idea what else it could be.  Ideas?


did yu put it on upside down?
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 03:42:02 AM »
Nah not upside down.  Gonna take off the heat shield tomorrow and see exactly where it's coming from when it's daylight...
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 09:53:46 AM »
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2009, 11:09:08 AM »
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2009, 12:28:10 PM »
Why did it blow? Did it over heat?
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2009, 01:02:47 PM »
Quote from: dvst8r on August 04, 2009, 12:28:10 PM
Why did it blow? Did it over heat?

Pretty sure, he said a coolant hose blew and it was overheating.  Not my vehicle so not 100% sure on the whole story.
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2009, 01:25:05 PM »
Did anyone straight edge the block and head?
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2009, 01:26:41 PM »
Anytime a head is overheated it should be decked. Its cheap and you already have the head off. 40-60 bucks and not ripping the head back off,PRICELESS
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Re: Problem after headgasket change...
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2009, 02:42:19 PM »
I'm hoping the smoke is shit burning off the block, and the shitty running is due to timing.

Will find out in a few hours...

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smoke - remembered the exhaust manifold got a good dose of pb blaster, must be where the smoke was coming from

running shitty - friend whom i had verify timing at the crank didn't do it right, seems like a couple teef off, will fix tomorrow.
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