its an xj thing
NAXJA Forum User
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- Wisconsin
hey everyone, bit of a problem ever since i got my heep.
when i bought it i had to put a cam, lifters, timing chain & gears, have the head resurfaced, new water pump, thermostat, and more that i cant think of rght now (thats only counting what i put into it when i first gotit, not counting what i put into it overthe past 2 years.)
since i have had it the head gasket has blown 3 times. twice by me and then really bad by someone that was going to buy it and then gave it back.
my question is...what am i doing wrong? i do the gasket the way the book says, i always have the head surfaced and checked, i always torque the bolts to the right amount, but it keeps blowing them. and now the machine shop says that the head is milled down to far to use and i need to get a new one.
by the way, anyone got a used or rebuilt head for sale?
any help wuld be appriciated!!
when i bought it i had to put a cam, lifters, timing chain & gears, have the head resurfaced, new water pump, thermostat, and more that i cant think of rght now (thats only counting what i put into it when i first gotit, not counting what i put into it overthe past 2 years.)
since i have had it the head gasket has blown 3 times. twice by me and then really bad by someone that was going to buy it and then gave it back.
my question is...what am i doing wrong? i do the gasket the way the book says, i always have the head surfaced and checked, i always torque the bolts to the right amount, but it keeps blowing them. and now the machine shop says that the head is milled down to far to use and i need to get a new one.
by the way, anyone got a used or rebuilt head for sale?
any help wuld be appriciated!!