soo i just did a head gasket on my b16 swap. i used the copper spray this time for a better seal. well i was wipin the stuff off that lil part of the gasket still visible in the corner after the heads put on and noticed the gasket moves a bit. i can also see a bit of oil already leaking from that spot since i covered the cams in oil. if i look closely at the block surface i can see the gasket moving between the head and block. now i had the head checked but not the block. dont tell me the block is effed up...im gonna cry

 

did you follow the torque sequence?? whats the background on the engine?

 

most likely ur block is warped

 

my bulit motor did that till the the first heat cycle

 

well i had the block bored over to 82mm and cleaned up. i assumed they checked everything at the machine shop but ever since i had the motor up and running its had head gasket problems, high idle, burning coolant, leaking oil...ughhh

 

the dowel pins between the block and the head should keep the gasket from moving

 

not really a side to side motion, the dowels are there of course ,but more of i can move that lil corner of the head gasket exposed and watch as it moves between the head and block..up and down...

 

resurface the block...