im not new to honda-tech or hondas in general but im new to this recently built my first engine from the ground up but i am running into a problem where im losing anti freeze so im obviously thinking head gasket so i checked out the normal plugs oil under the valve cover no sludge i got 180 185 180 180 across the board
is this normal??? i expected it to be a little higher than that considering the engines only got 4000 miles on it


engine spec's
b18c
golden eagle sleeves bored 84.5mm
cp pistons 8.5.1
eage h beams
fully balanced
gsr head
full port and polish
3angle valve job
skunk 2 titaniaum retainers and valve springs

 

if it was a head gasket it should smoke white, how about a leak? it could be evaporating and you don't even know its there

 

i see a little white puff here and there that dosent dissipate im in ct so really cold here hard to tell i go through like a gallon every week week and a half so its a considerable amount for an unseen leak my main ??? is about the compression per cylinder it is a low compression engine but 180 per cylinder seems low to me

 

the engine only has 4000 miles or so on it so im very worried at this point got alot of money into it

 

Compression #'s are consistent and don't seem low for the pistons used.

 

thnx for the info guys much appreciated

 

If you want to rule out a headgasket leak, put a leak down tester on it, and pull the radiator cap off, and see if any air bubbles appear in the radiator, this will tell you if you have a leak