Engine update: Really all I know right now is that the head checked out all good. All the chambers were pressure tested—no cracks, no leaks. And it is 100% flat. So that’s good news. Now we’re waiting for the guy from the shop to come and test the block. He’s got some special tool to test that the block is also completely flat and smooth. The consensus around here is that it was a bad install. The wetness underneath the gasket when we removed it is what’s got them thinking this. Also the fact that it was clear that Omar hadn’t really done anything to the block to prep it. It wasn’t shiny, clean, and smooth like it should have been.
So anyway, that shop guy was supposed to be out Friday. Then Saturday. Now, hopefully he’ll show up on Monday. We’ll see.
This is our weekend.
12 Comments on “Weekend with Grammy”
I think you might be right regarding the head gasket. The surfaces should have been PERFECTLY clean before the gasket install. The order and method of the bolt torque is equally critical. Like I said before, it takes a major meltdown to harm these old Lehmans.
Your mom is missing some really nasty weather here in Oregon. She picked a great time to leave.
Bon suerte con el head gasket. Bittersweet.
I went through 3 headgaskets and a professional magnaflux test untill i found
a solution. Place the haed on a flat surface,on top of a couple pieces of 2×4.
place a 3rd pice of 2×4 on the head. Use a highspeed vibrator sander, and press
firmly on the 3rd piece of 2×4. Then as the head starts to vibrate,use baby powder
to sprinkle the entire head surface area,IF there is a microscopic crack the powder
will settle into as it vibrates. Works great,cheap and very ver effective for
locating a difficult crack. You dont normally see a crack in a head unless it is
missing metal within the crack. Dont give up !!
You did not!!!! Tsk tsk. ;*)
Loved Ouest’s expression when the sea lion kissed the top of her head.
May I suggest that you get some engine coolant tracer dye and put into the radiator, when you put everything back together. That way, if it continues to leak, when it’s pulled back down, it will show the path that the water has taken. If it doesn’t leak, then no problem, other than a few dollars for the dye. Either way, Good luck, John
Why is there a sea lion eating your child without comment? 😛
Oh my – that photo of Ouest and the sea lion should go in the “Best Of” folder. Too funny! Good luck on the engine troubleshooting…
– Katie and Mark
What lense/lenses are your go to or do you use the most? Your pictures are always stunning
Thanks Frank. Our walking around lens is a Tamron 18-270mm. I’m actually not in love with it, but it does all right. We also use a Canon 50mm 1.8, and a Canon 15mm fisheye.
I’m a little behind in my reading but I’m thinking it’ll turn out to be a pinhole in the cylinder wall. Perhaps hidden by the piston. Anyway good luck. Reading on.