t.mcginley.jr wrote:I know you said the heads are rebuilt, but how many miles are on the bottom end? what kind of head gaskets were installed? Did you do the rebuilding of the heads or a shop?
Around 102 K miles on the bottom end. Good oil pressure though, crosshatch in cylinders still there. Doesn't look too worn.
I bent intake valves so only replaced the ones which were bent. I put everything together, but brought to a machine shop to have cleaned and pressure tested. I used Felpro headgaskets. I pressurized the cylinder and there wasn't any change in the radiator. I put a good amount of air in each cylinder and didn't hear any obvious leaks.... but the harbor freight leak down tester is junk.
Leaking valve seals wouldn't show up on any leakdown test anyway... so i'm guessing those are some how the culprit? even though they are brand new... maybe I didn't press them on enough .. even if they weren't, It's crazy that much oil is leaking into the cylinders.