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Ditto Murkybenz, starter will not have enough grunt (or momentum) to bend anything. it depends on whether you can face pulling it all apart again sourcing a new head, gasket, bolts and so on.
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This is correct. It did not hydrolock while running. Filled up with water before the 3rd time starting it. There was no violent crashing occurring in there. As far as a new head. Even earlier in this thread it was mentioned like "Just replace the head". It's not like I can walk into a Walmart and buy one. I don't know where you guys feel it's so easy to get one, but I have been checking the junk yard national database since April. Nothing. And I am not paying an eBay refurb price for more than the car's worth. If someone can get one and wants to take on the project, be my guest. The car is in Monmouth county, NJ. At this point I am just selling it whole as a project or parts car for Best Offer.
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Nah. It's all good. I got some good experience working with taps. Instead of using a rubber plug on the small hole I packed it with the new JB Weld product call "extreme Heat" It's good up to 2500 deg F. I still taped and plugged it with a set screw. I would have liked to get a few more threads tapped however, but I had to use a 12" long tap to get in there and I could only find long starter taps. Couldn't get a bottoming tap in that length.
That said, I was able to get a few good turns on the set screw. It was nice and snug in there. Recall that hole was drilled partially into the GP body and partially into the aluminum head. So there's a good chance that my tap cut deeper into the soft aluminum as opposed to the steel GP. My guess is that's where it ultimately leaked through. After it hydolocked, I pulled out the outer 14 - 1.5mm set screw to look inside. The inner set screw was still in place. So I assume the coolant seeped past the JB Weld and the threads and found it way into the intake. Would have been a good idea to pressure test the coolant system before starting. Oddly enough I started engine 2 x's while the coolant level was low with no issues. It wasn't until after I filled it up and tried to start the 3rd time that it was hydro'd.
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I heard you could just grind off as much as you needed to make a starter tap into a bottoming tap.
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Would you sell it whole for $800? How bad is the rust?
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I'm not going to turn this open forum into an online auction. It's listed on Craigslist in Central Jersey along with my phone number. Will be happy to answer questions and hear offers in that manner.
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We will be in touch today. I'm interested. I have a cylinder head for it.
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Mate I truly feel your pain..in the depths of glowplug parts removal myself
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