fudo1252

i was changing the head gasket and when i pulled the head off the cylenders had like u shaped marks on them in this normal the engine has 80000 miles on it and when u change the head gasket should you change the whole headgasket set or just the headgasket

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If you are replacing the headgasket you might as well change the valve cover gaskets since you have to remove the VC etc. I think the OEM gasket set for the VC is like $17

ddd4114

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Can you take pics?

fudo1252

sorry cant take pics no camera right now they are u shaped ingraved in the top of the cylernders like the valves are hitting them but the engine runs great sounds good too so idk i never opened up an engine before so im not sure if that is bad sorry 4 the spelling

ddd4114

You mean like the 2 U-shaped things in this piston?

fudo1252

yeah just like that i didn't know what that was never saw a piston before so its all good i guess thanks a lot i was getting woried it was something bad thanks again

ddd4114

Yeah, those are valve reliefs. They should be there.