I rebuilt my Z134 engine after about 8 hours on the engine it backfired a couple of times and that was it, the head gasket blew, antifreeze all over the pistons and cylinders. Cleaned everything up and replaced the gasket, torqued it down (had to use a wrench on the side nuts) I got it running pretty good everything seemed ok. It was idling a bit high so I shut it off to let it cool down so I could get my hand between the block and carb to turn the wing nut to lower it. It started up and was idling low so I idled it up a bit then it popped and died and would not crank.
I pulled the plugs and looked into the holes and it looks like the gasket blew again. Does someone know a way to prevent this from happening again on these wet cylinder engines. I would appreciate any input. thanks
I pulled the plugs and looked into the holes and it looks like the gasket blew again. Does someone know a way to prevent this from happening again on these wet cylinder engines. I would appreciate any input. thanks