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10-09-2021, 01:56 PM
A reminder that it's possible, with a block that has been lined, for the original cylinder bores to be so thin and corroded that structural integrity is lost. Effectively, the top deck of the block is no longer connected to anything except around the edges and it starts to distort. 

The symptom is persistent head gasket failure.

My advice would be to find a re-boreable block and rebuild the engine.
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blowing head gasket - by Captain Mike - 09-09-2021, 03:56 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Hedd_Jones - 09-09-2021, 04:23 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Austin in the Shed - 09-09-2021, 05:34 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Ruairidh Dunford - 09-09-2021, 08:57 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Robert Foreman - 09-09-2021, 10:24 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Austin in the Shed - 09-09-2021, 10:29 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Robert Foreman - 09-09-2021, 10:31 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Ruairidh Dunford - 09-09-2021, 10:32 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Captain Mike - 10-09-2021, 08:17 AM
RE: blowing head gasket - by John Cornforth - 10-09-2021, 09:40 AM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Austin in the Shed - 10-09-2021, 01:50 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Parazine - 10-09-2021, 01:56 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Captain Mike - 10-09-2021, 03:23 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Howard Wright - 10-09-2021, 05:11 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Chris KC - 10-09-2021, 06:56 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Tony Betts - 11-09-2021, 09:35 AM
RE: blowing head gasket - by steve davidson - 15-09-2021, 12:34 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Chris KC - 15-09-2021, 01:53 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Tony Betts - 15-09-2021, 06:24 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Colin Reed - 15-09-2021, 09:16 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by Tony Betts - 15-09-2021, 11:08 PM
RE: blowing head gasket - by steve davidson - 16-09-2021, 06:11 AM

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