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Old 02-08-2021, 01:15 PM   #1
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Blown Head Gasket

I had posted a thread not too long ago about an overheating problem I've encountered while building my KA24DE. I've had my head gasket pop twice now, the first time was because I thought the clutch fan and some sensors were bad. This time I'm thinking it's because I'm cheap and used the original head studs as well as a eBay head gasket, I'm running flat-top SOHC pistons in the motor so I'm thinking it had too much compression for the cheap combination. When the head gasket blew each time, it was on the road and under load (taking it for a test drive), but it would run like a sewing machine in the garage. I checked compression and I had 215-220 in cylinders 1-3, but cylinder 4 had like 180, so I'm thinking that loss in comp is where the head gasket blew. The block itself could be wrapped but I doubt that, it was freshly decked with new freeze plugs and everything. I bought an ARP head stud kit with a felpro gasket rebuild kit, as well as sending one of my other heads off to get decked with a new valve job, etc. Has anyone had a similar situation? I'm at a loss if this doesn't work.
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