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lower cylinder gasket puffing. Had shop plane head and replace gasket, but the same thing happened. Bad shop, but what caused this and how can I fix it?
Are the bolts torqued properly? If so, pull the head and see whats there. Take a look at the block and make sure thats straight. <br /><br />Be really careful cutting those heads. .010 is a bunch.
the stbd lower cylinder gasket is leaking. Took it to a shop. They said they planed the head, and replaced the gasket, but I wonder now if the problem could be the block, as Dhadley thougt?