Head Gasket Replacement

[geordie]

Soon I'm going to have my block stripped, intake off, oil pan off, water pump off and timing chain cover removed. Does anyone think that I should remove the heads for inspection or replacement of the head gaskets? This motor was rebuilt about 10,000 miles ago. The compression ratio is 11:1, does anyone have a head gasket recommendation?

 

[paintballtommy]

Unless you were having problems with leaky headgaskets or overheating, id leave it alone.

 

[a.vannoy]

Out of curiosity why are you stripping the engine seems at 10,000 miles it would have alot of life left in it still?

 

[thehueypilot]

My compression ratio is 10.5:1 and I have blown through two head gaskets. (Ford exterme service head gaskets) I replaced them with a new Mr. Gasket head gasket that is designed for higher compression engines. So far so good.

 

[geordie]

I removed the engine to clean up the engine bay, fix a bunch of minor issues and problems, replace some parts, but mostly to gain experience.

I'm not intending to pull the heads (I don't think), remove pistons, cam etc.

 

[Max Power]

Nah, if they are sealed leave em alone.