Pulled my head off. Can i get headgasket pics please.

[Rubberman2003]

My 90 gsx that i have been post about (blew a headgasket). Well i pulled it off today, pulled the exhaust/intake manifolds with the head. There was a break on the gasket leading to one of the coolant holes. Near the far right cylinder (as you look from the front. I would like a picture because that cylinder's gasket is not perfectly round, about 9-12 oclock it just goes straight. The metal ring on the gasket that is, is that normal?

 

[RoasT BeeF]

You can just go buy a new gasket and look at it. You need one anyway. But no, it is not normal. They should be round.

 

[Rubberman2003]

Yeah after i looked at it real close i gave it a pull right there and the ring just pulled apart from the gasket very easily(was already seperated). Wierd looking.

BTW Roastbeef, what kind of mods do you have done to your car to run 12's?

I really want to get mine down in there also. NEVERMIND< i just looked at your profile. Sorry for being a total newb.

 

[Rubberman2003]

I was also thinking of taking the balance shafts out, but its kind of scary. I dont want to blow my motor up. Can i just leave them in and not have to much of a problem running 12's?

 

[ImportModder]

You can leave them in and still get into 12s. People usually remove them because they are just one more thing that can fail and break the timing belt. If you leave them in, just make sure you replace the belts.

 

[Rubberman2003]

The timing and balance shaft belts were just replaced. So i guess im safe. What is there to installing after market cams in these 4g63 heads? Remove the stock ones and put the new on in at the same location?

 

[1fast97gsx]

What is there to installing after market cams in these 4g63 heads? Remove the stock ones and put the new on in at the same location?

Um yea??? I think ANY car is like that when you replace a part. You'd better have fair knowledge on how to do your timing belt though because you will need to remove that to swap the cams ... or at least release tension if you know how to do that. If you are keeping stock cam gears you can zip tie the belt to them so it doesn't slip but be sure it doesn't slip at the crank or oil pump either. Then just have someone hold the gear tightly while you swap the cam and then bolt the gear to the new cam. Do this for both of them. Not too hard but like I said, you'll need some knowledge on how timing belts work on our cars.