Heads skimmed,gaskets replaced now it is pressurizing

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jorjio_k

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Hello gents;
Guess definatly now the engine is fooked,i tried all what i can to save the fooker,tstat replaced,water pump,radiator,ALL HOSES,valley gasket,throttle heater to plenum including hoses,heater matrix+o rings,flushed coolant,bled it,etc,no leaks 100%
Now the pressure has increased in the sysytem but not to a point of throwing the coolant outside the expansion tank,but hoses are rock hard,no gazes are present.
I know after skimming the heads pressure will increase beacuse the gap has been reduced due to the fact of skimming the heads,there some liners that have droped but barely,the block was tempered before by the po and new liners were fitted,can i redo it again using the same block or the block have had it?coolant is getting lost and with the slight missfiring that occures i guess the coolant is getting in the combustion chambers in the cylinders.
Slipped liners cause over pressure in the coolant system?even till the morning the pressure is there and a loud hissing can be heard upon opening the cap and the coolant level rises to the mark but it is bloody under pressure even after 12 hours of switching of the engine.
New block with the same skimmed heads,or new engine?
 
were the liners replaced with top hat ones?

if its still overpressurising and pushing coolant out and you know some liners have slipped, even a little its fooked mate.

new block or top hat liners all round.
 
were the liners replaced with top hat ones?

if its still overpressurising and pushing coolant out and you know some liners have slipped, even a little its fooked mate.

new block or top hat liners all round.
hey fett cheers,no they were replaced with normal ones,guess the block was bored to refit the ones that i have now,guess the block wont take it anymore,and with the skimmed heads that i have do u recommend reputting them on a new block?
 
cheers james sorry i didn't understand what u mean.i was talking about the heads if i fit them to onother block that already have good liners,is it worth it, refitting them to save some money,or it is better to get an entire engine from a breaker with a one month warranty?and less headache?
 
its block cracking that allows liners to slip if they have ,top hat liners make block similar to wet linered block so it doesnt matter if ali bores crack ,you have 2 choices top hat liunered block or a good second hand one with warrenty
 
is it true that if these engine never overheat the liners will never slipp or is it just bullock?a time will come and they will slipp whether it overheats or not?
 
its block cracking that allows liners to slip if they have ,top hat liners make block similar to wet linered block so it doesnt matter if ali bores crack ,you have 2 choices top hat liunered block or a good second hand one with warrenty

its as james said.
 
is it true that if these engine never overheat the liners will never slipp or is it just bullock?a time will come and they will slipp whether it overheats or not?

the temp guages on rv8 never seem to tell the wholse story, I drove home with no water once after a heter matrix burst and the guage never moved at any point lol. I put a gallon and a half in when I got back and bypassed the heater marix lol

I mean by that they may overheat without you knowing it
 
guess a second hand engine will be fitted and i will fit a coolant temperature sensor from the expansion tank with a gauge on the dashboard along with it and a damn digital one also with a big red led light and an alarm horn with it as soon as the coolant reaches 95 celsius, i will make it accurate this time.
 
lol , I love it . however you may find thats not enough belive it or not!

there is an ever growing school of thought that the lambda sensors constantly telling the engine to switch to lean causes the combustion temperatures to go too high which is what slippes the liners. its not the only factor of course but it is a big one if belived.

Your method may be the best you can do though!
 
3.9 engines used to crack even without lambda sensors and they do crack ,and i have actually seen it after removing liners by boring them out
 
fett your not encouraging me to replace the engine,all i need is a little hope that the new engine will last on me few more years,if not damn it i will sell the fekker and get a kia lol
 
not sure what car you have but a non cat 3.5 is your best chance of no cracks or liner issues. they will of course eb getting old now!

can you pikc up used engines for peanuts out there or are they pricey? is the labour cheap?
 
not sure what car you have but a non cat 3.5 is your best chance of no cracks or liner issues. they will of course eb getting old now!

can you pikc up used engines for peanuts out there or are they pricey? is the labour cheap?
Ansecond hand engine is for 1200$ i will end up paying 1500 $ in total for the work done,without mentioning alot of things that needs replacing once you remove an engine and put onother,labour is the cheapest arround 100$ but what pi$$es me off is knowing that i will replace it again after a while because of the same problem,i love her i love to drive her it is ok if she is costing me but i wont accept replacing onother engine after a couple of years though
 
well you need to get a very good engine then, and it may not be easy. mind you if labour is that cheap its not as much of a loss as it is here where you would pay hundreds of £ for an engine swap
 
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