Hey guys im really frustrated with my cb7 not to long ago i had swapped my f22a1 head for an f22a4. Since then i am loosing coolant and oil. The exhaust smells acidic but not sweet and smokes quite a bit, while i am driving i keep smelling a burning smell that is not my header wrap but may be synth oil? (what does it smell like when it burns?) The smoke is white/grey/hint of blue. (not rich blue) I am going through oil 3 qts for every 200 miles. My question is, is it possible to install a head gasket upside down or backwards
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Originally posted by pedalpusher90 View PostHey guys im really frustrated with my cb7 not to long ago i had swapped my f22a1 head for an f22a4. Since then i am loosing coolant and oil. The exhaust smells acidic but not sweet and smokes quite a bit, while i am driving i keep smelling a burning smell that is not my header wrap but may be synth oil? (what does it smell like when it burns?) The smoke is white/grey/hint of blue. (not rich blue) I am going through oil 3 qts for every 200 miles. My question is, is it possible to install a head gasket upside down or backwardsMR:http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=150506
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the gasket was the right one, and the old gasket was metal and just lifted off. i wiped off both surfaces with a alcohol prep wipe. the block is not warped the head might but it came from a remanufacture shop that mills them and installs new components i have good compression i think this because the car is pepier then when i first bought it but i dont have a guage to measure it i also torqued the head studs to the right specs and in the right pattern the oil is commin from the cylinder one side around the beltsOriginally posted by GummiegorillaDamn CBs are like a Rubix Cube sometimes !!!!
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Originally posted by spillagecars View Post3 quarts is a lot of effin oil! valve stem seals installed incorrectly?? Thats my long shot guess. Cylinder 1 side around the belt leak.. is it contained in the timing cover or is it leaking between the head and the block in that area?Originally posted by GummiegorillaDamn CBs are like a Rubix Cube sometimes !!!!
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Did you put a new cam seal in at that end of the camshaft?90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
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so I think i did install the head gasket upside down, i looked at my motor and im leaking oil right between my head and block in the back right corner can i just plug it with some polyurethane for the time being i really dont have time to take my head off again nor money can i reuse the gasket?Originally posted by GummiegorillaDamn CBs are like a Rubix Cube sometimes !!!!
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here's the deal...
you're not suppose to reuse headbolts but ive been reusing headbolts for many years. I also find that torque to yield bolts will have an angle as a final torque...f22's dont.
Ive never had a headgasket leak.
you cannot reuse headgaskets.
also, an acidic smell is more like rich a/f mixture.
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