2G new head gasket now valves tap bad!?

[TheFlashDSM]

96 2g dsm, auto, 113,000 miles, completely stock,

had boil over in to coolant reservoir, time for a head gasket!

ive done at least 10 of these before with no issues, but today i had a weird one,

car ran mint even with the boil over, no miss fires no weird sounds, so i did the head gasket today in 3 hours start to finish (running) after i finished i started the car and let idle for 10 minutes just like i always do, and it made no tapping or weird sounds either, i left the house to go drive it and when i was sitting at a red light i herd a tapping coming from the head, sounded like one rocker was tapping, so i revved it up and slowly let the rpm drop thinking it was a lifter then needed to be re-bleed. and i only lifted the head 10-12 inches just enough to scrape the block and head of debris, and also cleaned it with wd 40 and a shop towel, was nice and clean, but i think the scraping is what did it....

well one i got home and popped the hood it was worse then i though, there was squeaking and numerous tapping from the lifter and rockers, my thought is that when i scrapped the block with a razor blade that gasket or dirt got in to the oil gallery and clogged my lifters? so about an hour ago i ordered the revised lifters off of ebay with the tool for compressing the spring to remove the rocker and lifter, will see if that fixes it, but in the mean time any ideas??


-timing on point
-oil pump was spun and free floated to its right position
-timing belt new and tight
-balance shaft belt new and lined up


question,
1. is my problem numerous clogged lifters?
2. can i clean the oil gallery in the head with out removing it? using pipe cleaners
3. what you think is the problem?
4. issue is with oil pressure?
5. did i clog the HLA pressure regulator, if so how to clean??

i hope we have an answer so we can help future people that might have the same problem

 

[TheFlashDSM]

well i legit just started it up again and its deff the head not getting oil, i removed the valve cover and there is no fresh oil and the cams are dry still! did i install the head gasket backwards or something dam!

 

[TheFlashDSM]

well i just figures it out, thats right all by my stupid self!!!! head gasket on upside down blocking the oil flow in and out... i really hope i didnt just waste this head!!!

well time to do it again!!!

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[Dsmkauai]

Ouch bro. Next time use assembly lube so nothing starts dry

 

[TheFlashDSM]

Ouch bro. Next time use assembly lube so nothing starts dry

yea im gonna do that for sure

 

[Vegas Smith]

Ouch.

 

[TheFlashDSM]

update, did new gasket again, this time right side up and car was tapping bad still, this is an answer for people with the same problem, the noise will go away! i idled the car for 15 min and it went away slightly, then i drove it and red lined it at WOT 4-5 times, when i got home its been about 30 min and the tapping was gone fully! its just air in the hydraulic lifters, they have to re bleed so dont be alarmed!

 

[Dsmkauai]

That's why you bleed them first so it doesn't do that.

 

[TheFlashDSM]

That's why you bleed them first so it doesn't do that.

yea im getting the revised ones on monday so its all good, im gonna bleed the new ones.

 

[Operate]

YeahI would bleed those turds in diesel and bleed them dry and throw them in that way, even brand new, let them pump up themselves it only takes a few minutes but its worth it to do everytime you pull a head bleed the lifters down that will reveal if you may have any lifters that are faulty too

 

[HIGHPSI4]

While you are in there pop off the cam caps and make sure the cam journals are smooth. You will not hear this damage but you can lock up a cam shaft and then your timing belt jumps a few teeth.