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jafero
03-30-2007, 07:24 PM
I need to change head gasket due to over heating issue. Both coolant and oil is mixing. However, my compression readings for all cylinders come out at around 185 psi. This probably means portion of head gasket around water pump is torn.

With this great compression reading, is there a chance that the head is warped and needs to be machined? If not, I want to use the same head and same studs.

BoostedCoupe
03-30-2007, 09:40 PM
when my car overheated alot it warped the head but the compression was not that bad. this was on a ka the head and head studs where warped. hope that helps.

jafero
03-30-2007, 10:42 PM
Thanks a lot.
So you overheated your car a lot... I never raised coolant temperature above 97 degree celcius. I just figured that it was overheating as coolant temp went above 90 degree. So my chance of warping my head should be minimal, right?