Blown head gasket possibly.

 

yep that **** happened to me once. I still havent figured out why but it was probally something in the POS D15B2 with 70 trillion miles onm it anyway it's very possible

edit: reply to platnum's last post

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbozxi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Blown head gasket possibly.</TD></TR></TABLE>thinking about it that sounds very possible. we watched a car blow a HG on a local dyno and it have many of the same symtoms as you. the car still started fine and the motor was good. replaced and i guess they redynoed it like 2 days later

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbozxi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Blown head gasket possibly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds like this is your problem. Did you use an aftermarket head stud or were you using stock bolts?

 

check your dipstick, if its milky, you cracked a sleeve / blew a headgasket. does the car run? If it runs fine you did not crack a sleeve... blown headgaskets put our more smoke than you'd ever believe.

 

sounds to me that if you broke a head bolt maybe . causing the head to lift and shoot coolant all over hte place . i dont think you cracked a sleeve.

what sleeves are you running anyway

 

compression is fine, i have no milkly stuff on dipstick or oil cap,

if the compression is fine, can it still be the head gasket. wouldnt i have oil everywhere too.

im running stock head gasket, stock sleeves, arp head studs.

by the way the spray of the coolant was left on the engine, it really looks like it came from the radiator or the overflow tank. since the over flow tank was full, could it have just squirted out the top of the tank. if so what would cause it to fill the overflow so much.

i have not tried to drive the car, just start it. the radiator and some other stuff are off the car now. i guess i can put it back together and go for a drive.

platinum.

 

Sounds like you might be lifting your head under boost, yes even with that low of boost it can happen, especially on a D-series.

 

does that explain the overflow tank. why was it completely full,

how do you lift a head with arp studs, i used to run 12 psi with no problem. im running 3 less now. more power yes, but less boost.

if i lifted the head. that would for sure blow the head gasket. and my compression would be altered. it's not. also there is no leakage around the head.

im not saying that did not happen, im just trying to understand it , before i rip my head off for no reason..

platinum.

 

If you lifted your head under boost, it would pressurize your coolant system pretty much instanly and cause your over flow to pop, I'm speaking from D16 experinence here. I've done it twice now at around the same boost levels as you. If you did lift the head, I would think your compression test would say so, but your never know. I think your going to have to pull the head to make sure, it sucks, but it has to be done. Otherwise, I'd like to know other ways a collant system gets that much pressure in it...

 

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happened to me ....

 

well i have swapped head gaskets so much, i can do it in under a hr. so that's not that big of a deal

what damage could i have cause because of this. is my sh*t warped.

also why im at it. what are d16y8 arp studs supposed to be torqued too. i always forget.

any recomendations of head gaskets. i have heard OEM are pretty darn good.

platinum.

 

go oem . i have a cometic .43 mls on mine and i love it , had no problems getting it to seal. but you cant go wrong with oem.

stock head bolts get torqued to 49 ft lbs right? i went 5 over . so just go 5 over what the stock is and youll be fine .

 

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where in PA is this dyno at?
how much?

 

it's pretty cheap, like 90 bucks a hr or something.

i went to see boosted hybrid. i did not drive 8 hrs just to use the dyno.

platinum.

 

Here's a dyno listed on Hondata's website that's in PA:

Podium Performance (Mobile Dyno)

Stroudsburg PA

(866) DYNOGUY

Dynoguy@podiumperformance.com

http://www.podiumperformance.com/

 

Stock head bolts are 53. Head studs are 60.

I also used a cometic HP in my "big block" buildup.

 

i hear alot about cometic. should i use one of these. are they stronger or something.

where can i get one, and how much are they..

platinum.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by platinum00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i hear alot about cometic. should i use one of these. are they stronger or something.

where can i get one, and how much are they..

platinum.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is your block sleeved or o ringed?

 

Last time I lifted my head using nitrous, I put copperspray on the new head gasket. I'm hoping that might help prevent me from lifting it again when I go turbo this summer.

 

I was told go OEM if you block in Sleeved and o-ringed, or go Cometic if stock sleeves.

 

the block is not sleeved or o-ringed. i did use the coper spray..

where can i get a cometic

platinum.

 

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I never heard of that before. I used OEM with stock sleeves, maybe if I have a problem again I'll try the Cometic.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ladysman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Stock head bolts are 53. Head studs are 60.

I also used a cometic HP in my "big block" buildup.</TD></TR></TABLE>

which sleeves do u have again? i spoke to golden eagle and they said NOT to use the cometic HP on motors sleeved by them... o-ringed or not.

 

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which sleeves do u have again? i spoke to golden eagle and they said NOT to use the cometic HP on motors sleeved by them... o-ringed or not.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have GE BUT, the machining was done by Endyn. GE recommends this if they do the machine work. All of mine was done at Endyn and they use Cometic without problems.