running stock boost
first gasket blew due to i didnt see a water jacket at the back of the block (the head gasket did not have the hole precut) and it ate into the gasket and blew
last 2 have been due to the oring pushing the gasket into the chamber
it is a Z18ET, i pulled it apart myself and it has the blueprinting marks on the crank, rods, pistons and deck of the block, and still had factory hone marks on the bore.
Ive been using Z20 gaskets, as i cant find Z18ET gaskets over here :/
From: maldat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Z series Gaskets Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:14:53 +1300
This might help you out,,might not.
People sell Z18's as Z18T's with a turbo on the side,,now the heads are the same but the pistons are different.. one of my freinds allways blew head gaskets on his Z18T. I then brought a siliva with Z18T and sold him the engine,,,,a few months later the head gasket blew,,so off with the head to see the difference ,quite a lot,,, put on a new head gasket and its been sweet since.
the Z18T gasket blew cos it was old, Z18 with a turbo blow all the time.
Malcolm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Stean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:20 PM Subject: Z series Gaskets
> Would it be possible to use a Z22 head gasket on a Z18ET?
>
> I keep blowing head gaskets due to the fact that the o-rings in the blcok
> are sqeezing the metal rings on the Z18/Z20 gaskets into the cylinder just
> enough for the piston to hit it and cause water leaking into the chamber.
>
> Seeing as the Z22 is only 1mm larger in diametre than the Z20 gasket, I
was
> thinking using a Z22 gasket and this just might be enough so it wont blow?
>
> I dont really want to have to rip the whole block out and get the o-rings
> taken out :/
>
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