WTB head for L24 or advice on who to take mine to in Victoria

[stevofoxono]

Hey all, Just had the bottom end of the z rebuilt. i had 3 blown piston rings and compression as low as 75psi on cyl 4..

 

-new slightly larger pistons+over bore+bearings+timing chain+guide+gaskets+water pump later and i thought i was set, i had neither the time nor money to do any head work at the time.

 

I'm setting off tomorrow from brisbane and have aloud myself 4 days to get to melbourne, Only problem is between the head+block it's leaking the tiniest amount of oil on the drivers side.

 

I'm Looking for a new head I can mate to my block (prefferably something in good+fixed order)

the studs that hold the head/block together

 

or

 

somewhere I can get my head slightly ported+new valves+mated so it won't leak

 

Does anyone have any recommendations on where I should take the zed while i'm down south?

Cheers

[jamo240]

I don't know about getting porting done, but Orgers in Bayswater can recondition your head no problems.

 

Cheers

 

Jamo

[stevofoxono]

Cheers Jamo! I'll give them a ring

 

on a side note

Everything i'll need for road side repairs

 

..and spanners+sockets+gasket glue+oil+water+a turtle bobble head and just incase a lightsabre

 

[C.A.R.]

PM Peter Mac...

[benny]

have you tried re-torqueing the head?

[stevofoxono]

it was all torqued down this afternoon but the bolts are the originals and I couldn't get any new ones from anywhere up here (even nissan) so they weren't over done

 

and have done thanks lurch ^^

[benny]

so after it was torqued down did it leak straight away? or did you notice when you finished driving it?

 

 

1. I would double check its torqued correctly

 

 

2. Purchase new head studs and get the head skimmed will save you a bunch of dollars.

 

 

You wont notice any real gains in performance by getting the ports touched up without the supporting mods. Your money could be spent much better unless of course the head is completely shagged.

 

 

My 2c,

 

 

Benny

[stevofoxono]

head studs+a skim would be ideal and is the plan in about 2000km's when i'm in victoria but with the block being all nice and refreshed i kind of want to do the same with the head

[Agno]

PM Peter Mac, otherwise Nissco/Pearl Engineering in Bayswater are both good for a reco.

[d3c0y]

So when you say the bolts weren't "over done" you mean you didnt do them up to the factory torque settings right?

 

 

Are you moving to VIC?

[stevofoxono]

they are either on par or slightly more then factory, not sure i didn't rebuild the bottom end/put it back together

 

and nope i'm just on holidays down here for awhile, i should have gone alil later or got more time off so i could have been here for the nats

 

Tamworth this morning

 

cows near dubbo

 

shame it's all rainy or i'd take a pick of something in canberra too

So far zed hasn't missed a beat, the oil leak looks to have stopped (maybe heat+expanding sealed it up?)

there is a bit of coolant from the head-block tho..

[d3c0y]

No excuse not to do your own rebuild on a stock L-Series Steven! MAN UP!

 

 

Just take sickies for the z-nats lol.