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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
You can't really expect anyone to give you a diagnosis from a bunch of photos.
Send the head to a competent machine shop (Metric Motors), spend about $1000. for all the required parts and the testing to ensure the head is not cracked.
Then, you know that you've got.
Otherwise, it's just a crapshoot with a bunch of old parts that are not to specification.
I did it with the SD and it runs fabulous. Best money ever spent.
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Thanks BC - just dropped the head off at the machine shop today - well-reputed here in PDX - all the MB shops use them. He will pressure-test it, go over it, and call me on Tuesday. I also left my camshaft to be polished as well - mild scoring on the forward bearing surfaces -
I was certainly intrigued to see no obvious notice of breach in the gasket - of course my next assumption was warpage.
Head was removed due to oil in coolant. However, no noticeable coolant in oil.