So looks like the block is a gonner too. I was sold a bill of goods and this engine is definitely NOT a fresh LotusBits ...   02-25-2025 06:18 pm

Update on this saga. Having disassembled the head, my builder found that the head had been machined too much and had broken through to ...   02-14-2025 04:18 pm

Tellingly, the block distortion coincides with where the head gasket seemed to let go. ...   01-20-2025 09:33 pm

I got a copy of an excerpt which documents the allowable tolerances for head warp. The head appears to be well within tolerances: Longitudinal 2&3 0.0025" ...   01-20-2025 06:09 pm

I got lucky and the studs came out very easily. New ARP studs on their way shortly with the nuts, grease and washers. ...   01-19-2025 11:12 pm

sounds like a good idea given I don't know the history of them or which type they are and therefore the torque/technique I should apply! ...   01-19-2025 01:54 pm

Thanks Vance. The engine was built in 2010 and sat around for a long time before being fired up last year, so I think ...   01-17-2025 07:03 pm

I don’t have concrete measurement, but I was a little surprised how easily it was to undo the head nuts. The cam carrier bolts ...   01-17-2025 05:41 am

block side of head gasket ...   01-16-2025 08:22 pm

block looks ok? ...   01-16-2025 08:22 pm

head looks ok? ...   01-16-2025 08:21 pm

another close up of other cylinders ...   01-16-2025 08:21 pm

close up of head gasket ...   01-16-2025 08:20 pm

Hi, Attached is a photo of the head gasket that I recently dismantled. Engine overheating caused the head gasket to fail. I’ve not seen ...   01-16-2025 08:01 pm