Ok, I'm calm now.
Here's the problem. It's not just the head gasket, it's the head itself.
Here is a 300.00 dollar MLS HG for my engine. At the top of the pic is the area where my leaking is occurring. I can have this HG built for me and modified to suit my specific engine (all the little holes on the bottom aren't necessary, and there needs to be a hole added above cyl #1,3, and 6 for a water passage into the head.
This is the stock Felpro version of what my stupid 250 looked like (on the bottom) and the Aussie Felpro for the Crossflow 4.1L that I used as a template to build my JB Weld-a-block.
The problem is that the lifter galley has no bolts to tighten that outside sealing edge down to the deck surface. I smeared Hondabond all along that outside perimeter, and everywhere else you see a red ring on the upper gasket. But I still have a leak.
Now I've already contacted that Chinese MFG of the MLS gasket, and a guy w/ an American name has already responded back letting me know that they can build it. (I've since asked for references, and credentials) The problem w/ the MLS gasket, is that no additional sealers can be added (according to the install instructions he linked) and these engines (not just mine) are notorious lor leaking there even w/ a composite gasket. So even w/ the MLS gasket, I may have a leak.
I'm gonna be tearing up the phone tomorrow.
Here's the problem. It's not just the head gasket, it's the head itself.
Here is a 300.00 dollar MLS HG for my engine. At the top of the pic is the area where my leaking is occurring. I can have this HG built for me and modified to suit my specific engine (all the little holes on the bottom aren't necessary, and there needs to be a hole added above cyl #1,3, and 6 for a water passage into the head.
This is the stock Felpro version of what my stupid 250 looked like (on the bottom) and the Aussie Felpro for the Crossflow 4.1L that I used as a template to build my JB Weld-a-block.
The problem is that the lifter galley has no bolts to tighten that outside sealing edge down to the deck surface. I smeared Hondabond all along that outside perimeter, and everywhere else you see a red ring on the upper gasket. But I still have a leak.
Now I've already contacted that Chinese MFG of the MLS gasket, and a guy w/ an American name has already responded back letting me know that they can build it. (I've since asked for references, and credentials) The problem w/ the MLS gasket, is that no additional sealers can be added (according to the install instructions he linked) and these engines (not just mine) are notorious lor leaking there even w/ a composite gasket. So even w/ the MLS gasket, I may have a leak.
I'm gonna be tearing up the phone tomorrow.