So after the bone chilling work day i finally go the head off today, much to my surprise (jk) there was a cylinder filled to the top with anti freeze, so as soon as the sun comes up i will begin the cleaning of the cylinders, the head is soaking over night in some mystery crap my friend whipped up, its looking good, i will be installing all new gaskets and putting everything back together in the morning , i will let yall know how it goes .

 

Good luck

 

if you have the head soaking in anytype o fcleaner you need to replace the valve seals or you will be kicking yourself in the *** when it smokes 8 packs a minute, also i suggest getting the head pessure checked,youve done alot of work getting the head off and the last thing you want is a problem withthe ehad once its allput back together

 

we soaked it in hot water and dawn, my fear of rusting proved to be wrong in the a.m. we just usded degreaser to get the rest of the s*** of the rockers, cleaning out the cylinders today, its snowing right now so we wont be doing much out there until it slows down, but im to poor to have my head pressure tested , so im going old school and checking it myself with a straight edge and eagle eyes for cracks, the gasket was pretty ugly near the cylinder with the misfire. so hopefully all checks out and will have her back together today...

 

Good luck! I wish you warm and happy thoughts.

 

I feel your pain with working in the snow. I worked for a week in a row trying to make my Jeep run, while standing in a foot of snow the whole time. Wasn't fun. Good luck. Hope you get your Jeep up and running again.

 

yeah its snowing like a banshee right now, so im in the basment cleaning the head and finish the valve cover cleaning, hoping the snow will stop so i can get out there, anyone know where the block drain plug is so i can empty the rest of the crap out?

 

everything is clean, i checked doesnt look warped, no cracks, so in the morning i will be putting the heep back together and firing her up hopefully,

 

Why don't you call your local engine rebuild shop and ask them how much to check over the Head for you?
They would magnaflux it for cracks and check the valve spring rates, seals and so on.
Might be worth the piece of mind.

 

i did its 100 all toghether , clean , magnaflux, and plain the head, unfortunetly i dont have a hundred bucks, i had to get gaskets oil anti freeze, plugs wires rotor dist cap all the fun stuff that goes with the job. and local people around me are sharks i dont really trust them

 

man for the PITA doin the head is your gunna be even more mad if somthn is wrong with it, plus if id pu;;ed my head id get aa valve job or new seals at the least heck u can even do them your self and a set wont cost more than $20

 

That's too bad your shy on the $. 100 bucks isn't a bad deal.
Well, give it your best shot and hope for the best!

Mike

 

thats what im going for, pray pray pray, ill find out in the morning, ill let you all know how it pans out

 

bump, so is the jeep breathing?

 

100 dollars is a great deal for that......my shop charged 100 just to shave the head.