Head removal complete.

Jerry came with his grandson and we were done fairly quickly. The head is off to the machinist now. One of the issues I wasn't expecting (this was just supposed to be a simple head gasket replacement) was that I have worn out valve guides on my exhaust valves. I'll leave it to Jerry to explain in the video.

Valve Stem Oil Seal Issue

Here are some action shots from this morning.
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In the OR
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Head is off
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Scene of the crime -- where the gasket failed.
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Block exposed
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Removing the valves -- excessive valve guide wear discovered! The head rebuilder doubled up on original O-Rings and the newer style umbrella caps! Should have used one or the other, not both!

~ John

A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.

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