Head gasket job: is my gasket correct?
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However, I will have to look into steam cleaning. I do have some very dirty piston heads.
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Ha! Now that you (at least), have seen it maybe I'll change it. (hope you had the sound up!
OP as far as the pistons, a big part of the game is to not rice gunk down into your rings. A complicated tip is to finish with some thick oil, then turn the crank/piston down by hand, and wipe what is on the cylinder wall. There is a space between the top ring and the top of the piston, then a ring end-gap as well. The 1/2 dozen or so times I've been there I just used a putty knife and paper towels. I suppose a nice vacuum tip, and just scraping bigger stuff might work. It's gonna go back to some equilibrium soon enough anyway, no need to go too far is my .02.
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OP, regarding the gasket, I agree with all the experts but I'm still a little puzzled about you saying the old gasket NOT covering all the jackets in your first post. So, did the old gasket actually leave some of those holes exposed? Just curious.
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