Jump to content

Possible head gasket leak

Posted

So Im in the middle of swapping back to the HY while I rebuild the HX and the sun caught the back of the block just right and I see this.  I'm guessing it's the head gasket.  Agree?

 

 

IMG_20190314_175744.jpg

  • Replies 69
  • Views 7.8k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Most Popular Posts

  • AH64ID
    AH64ID

    As stated it is not required.. thou many do it and get some decent movement out of them. When I did mine it was all per the install instructions. I then re-torqued them and got movement on all of them

  • Manimalmother
    Manimalmother

    She's alive.   I was only available to work on it at night after work and it took me a couple of days.    After lots of fuel line bleeding I finally got her started yesterday after

  • Tractorman
    Tractorman

    @dripley, I think he just hung the head from the wiper arm while he cleaned up the block. They don't make wiper arms like they used to.   - John

Posted Images

Featured Replies

1 minute ago, Manimalmother said:

 

No worries man.  It's just my luck.

 

I had limited options on proceeding.  Every other genuine Cummins head I could find from reputable places was around 2k, considering my head couldn't be used as a core.

 

All the other heads I found were promax castings which are said to be terrible.

 

All in all I am about $700 into to this one since he refunded half my money.  That is including the plugs and misc things I purchased.

hope he gave you cash. good luck.

  • Author

She's alive.

 

I was only available to work on it at night after work and it took me a couple of days. 

 

After lots of fuel line bleeding I finally got her started yesterday afternoon and drove it home.

 

Big relief.

    • Like 2
    1 hour ago, Manimalmother said:

    She's alive.

     

    I was only available to work on it at night after work and it took me a couple of days. 

     

    After lots of fuel line bleeding I finally got her started yesterday afternoon and drove it home.

     

    Big relief.

    I did not have near the problems you but it was very satisfying hearing it run. And to my surprise very little priming.

    Edited by dripley

    • Author

    That's what I'm thinking.  No idea where to look though.  It is a nice site having them both back in the driveway.  The wife's 4th gen got some weight reduction last week also and is running like a top.

    IMG_20200307_135532.jpg

    3 hours ago, Manimalmother said:

    The wife's 4th gen got some weight reduction last week also and is running like a top.

    Only if I could convince my wife to get a 4th gen :rolleyes: 

    4 hours ago, Dieselfuture said:

    Only if I could convince my wife to get a 4th gen :rolleyes: 

    My wife is ok with a 4th gen as long as it is an auto and she does not have to contribute to the payment or insurance.

    • Haha 1
    8 hours ago, dripley said:

    Maybe you knocked something loose under the cowl

     

    @dripley, I think he just hung the head from the wiper arm while he cleaned up the block. They don't make wiper arms like they used to.

     

    - John

    • Haha 2
    Go to topic listing