Hi, after surfacing my heads (to clean the old gasket marks) i found these measures : 23,30 mm (+ 0,1mm / 0,5 mm max. skimming ) 62,80 mm ( + 0,2 mm / 0,5 mm max skimming) Should i put a thiker composite gasket instead a metal one ? the gap can be fill with shim on rockers ?

the heads were already skimmed 10 years ago.I check with a plate and 0,05mm gauge, seem ok. i have to sand the inlet manifold too... should i stay with 400 paper or finish with 800 ? i have a metal gasket. Thanks.

the old seal has left marks...do i need to remove all before setting new gasket ? I use sand paper on a glass to remove these marks but i dont want to remove too much material; Is that enough like this ? Plus, I notice i remove more on the sides than in the middle , the head is not perfectly...

after the piston removal, the ridge does not goes lower in the cylinder, so,i suppose i can delete the hypothesis of rings gap in line...

I still have grooves ;)

Results of chinese camsahft debris ? only one piston like this ...and only on this side of the piston head.

The shells seems to be good enougth (colour effect for the bronze) as the rings! I follow the manual for the oil ring : Position the oil control piston rings so that the ring gaps are all at one side, between the piston pin and piston thrust face. Space the gaps in the ring rails approximately...

The rings where not lined up,but only 5 cm gap. The new camshaft is already in place...and it's an automatic gearbox.

Here i the piston 8 : rings are good. I notice very little pieces of metal, probably the chinese camshaft sitting since 10 years ...so littel scratchs on the piston too (i can not feel them with the nails). I don t want to remove the block. I wonder if i should hone the bore (with good...

Yes the truck was standing (or drove very little in ten years) after the engine was partially rebuilt (new rings , bores honing, rods, camshaft). I open it because of injectors leaking (gasoline smell in the oil), this must explain the marks on the cylinders wall (almost the 8 ). I intended to...

I had 12,3 bars on this cylinder , i imagine i should get a little more after valve laping (littl bit rusty)...

Someone already pull of the piston (and replace rings) without removing the block ?

The truck hasn't been driven much in ten years, after replacing the rings and honing the bores. I opened because I had gasoline in the oil (leak from the injector ...) and i suspect a manifold leaking too. Then i replace the cam and the lifters as 2 lobes lost material (bad aftermarket camshaft...

I don't know, pistons are still in the block. Rings were changed 10 year ago (and only 2000mile ahead), i hope the job was professionaly made ...

Hi , new post for my RRC EFI 3,9 with the good title ;) I have a question and a concern about a vertical mark on one of my cylinders, it is not a scratch, it is extra thick, as if a weld had been made. My compressions are correct (12,5 bars) and the engine is not knocking. Any idea what it...

c'est ça ;)

I just checked it again : the circle at the top of the cylinder is thicker than the rest, probably the fact that the piston does not work on the upper part...

Are you sure ?? My compressions were good before stripping.

I notice a ridge (i can feel it easily with my finger) on all the rigth bank cylinders (first picture), and none on the left bank ...i cant explain this difference...the 8 cylinders where rebuild 10 years ago...

I cleaned the head pistons. All the cylinders are like that with no marks on the top.