Hey, so im just about to finish up the swap on my civic last night...

So i start puttin in the anti freeze and it starts leakin from the Fu**ing head, so pulled the head again and everything looks good. My question is: If I have ls head bolts would it cause it to leak really bad??

I bought the car with the lsvtec before, and dont know if they put in ls bolts or b16. I measured them and they are longer than they should be... j

just wondering guys.. thanks

 

Can you move the head when you torque it down? If the water is coming from where the head surface meets the block then yes you need to change head bolts.

 

lsv use gsr head bolts or head studs would be better.

 

Yeah I never checked too see if it moved but what else could it be??
I honestly forgot to check.. But it probably did, I just was thnkin ya know that's the only possibiilty to me

 

anyone?? i really need help....

 

sounds like the bolts bottomed out and your torquing them into the thread bottom.

 

so getting b16 bolts should fix yeah??

 

Arp!

 

fixed

was a new head gasket used in the building of this ls-v?

 

It is no longer an ls-v.

Its just a stock b16a2, new oem headgasket from honda yes, and i got some golden eagle ones for a steal, are thay any good??