justcruisin
Wincher
Nice! I have bought some of their other gaskets and they were perfect. Shipping from the Netherlands takes a minute, but they do make some great gaskets so I would say it's definitely worth the wait.
1977 FJ40 Colonel Mustard
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wesintl
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You can see how deteriorated the rubber is and touching it gets all over. Next up is the side windows once I get them in.
wesintl
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I clay blocked the paint and did a coat of hand wax. No chalking or paint came off
RDub
Hard Core 4+
That rig is gorgeous! Nice work on the windows.
wesintl
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102” whip for the CB install
wesintl
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Nothing better than a pair of 40s in Devils Lane
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unimogguy
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Yeah…looks like someone sold you pistons with a hole drilled in the middle! 
RDub
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Cracked head between 4 and 5?
wesintl
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No, close, that was just some coolant that dribbled out lifting the head off. You’re close tho
RDub
Hard Core 4+
5 and 6?
wesintl
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No issue with coolant.
Did your head gasket do a flip?
wesintl
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Correct, The bottom circle is the oil feed to the head so the head gasket was installed incorrectly previous to me. If you look between 2-3 you'll see the correct relief for the oil feed...
fjc man
Trail Ready
So no oil to the rocker assembly. That’s not good.
Glad you caught it. Frustrating to have it happen. Did you end up pulling the head because the rocker arms were a little louder than normal or did something get stuck?
How's the rocker arm assembly look?
How's the rocker arm assembly look?
wesintl
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Valve train noise seemed excessive so I investigated. The valves and arms seem ok, the oil tube is toast.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
That’s a bummer but luckily the damage seems limited. Pretty awesome it made it to Ut. And back