dbman96

OK guys please take a look at these and tell me what you think -

My suspicion is that I was getting some serious exchange of oil and coolant between the combustion chamber and the cooling jacket (notice black sludge on head gasket where it should only be in contact with coolant). The buildup on the valves I have no idea about - these valves were completely clean maybe 5 months ago. The head gasket appears to be in good condition and the head bolts were tight as hell - were my head bolts stretching out? Or is my cylinder head warped? Any input at all?

SEFIxCivic

looks like your piston tapped the head. its not supposed to say "in". to check for straightness get a precision straight edge and a feeler gauge to check for high and low spots.

dbman96

HA I hadn't noticed that - good call! Yeah I imagine that happened when my rod bearing spun. Hope the head's OK, I can't imagine it being damaged too bad from that. But do you think the other evidence on the head suggests a leaking head gasket, whether from the gasket itself or from the head lifting?

SEFIxCivic

that's a little bit hard to tell. if you're running stock head bolts it may have well lifted. try the straight edge technique. it will take the guess work out of it, and you'll know for sure what was happening.

dbman96

OK I'll go see if my machinist can dig up a decent straight edge for me, thanks.

Sonny

Wow...good eye, Andy!

Sonny

SEFIxCivic

unfortunately that's not the first time i've seen that. happened to a couple of my friends before, but its no big deal. thanks for the compliment i can't believe you sold your Si!

Sonny

My priorities have changed.



That pic isn't ours. We find out the sex on Friday.

Sonny

SEFIxCivic

good stuff. im sure your crx project will also be a lot of fun, since its turbo do you still talk to E?