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Re: Head leak 200 '83

posted by  someone claiming to be Chuck Fiedler on  Sat Jan 16 07:53 CST 1999 [RELATED]

Rod, I haven't done a head job on a turbo but have done two on normal FI 240s. The job is fairly straightforward, just keep track of where you took things from so they go back together properly.

FWIW, the 240s have a narrow space between the front cylinder and the water jacket and this is where many failures occur. You might confirm by removing the #1 sparkplug and checking it. If it looks recently steam cleaned, you've found where the problem is.

I would encourage taking the head to a good machine shop to have its flatness checked and to also check valves, seats and seals. Unless they've been done, on an '83, it's better to check while it's already apart than to take it apart again later.

Chuck





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