Cylinder Head - AMC 304 - 2 questions
spokanecj7
Jeeper
I took the jeep out and broke it last weekend. I rev'd it way to high in low range gear and am now paying for it. I pulled it apart and found out that I busted the bridge on one of my rocker arms (#1 cylinder) and blew my head gasket on the passenger side. I could see coolant leaking out between the gasket and head before I even pulled it. So I know have the head on the passenger side pulled and have the parts to put it back together. I cant see any other visible damage (no bent pushrods and no other damaged rocker parts). Here are my questions.
1. Should I pull the other head? Is it just stupid of me to have it taken apart this far and not pull the other head and replace the gasket? Or, should I not fix what isnt broken....or what I dont think is broken. My first thought was that I wasnt going to pull the other head because I found my problem, but then I started to second guess myself. What if I did damage on that side also? It would really suck if I didnt pull it and had something wrong.
2. Should I take the head(s) into a machine shop? I have a shop down the street that will magnaflux for $98 and if needed, mill both heads for $68. The heads are only about 5 years old and have less than 5000 miles on them because it isnt a daily driver. Is this a waste of $$$?
Thanks for the input.
1. Should I pull the other head? Is it just stupid of me to have it taken apart this far and not pull the other head and replace the gasket? Or, should I not fix what isnt broken....or what I dont think is broken. My first thought was that I wasnt going to pull the other head because I found my problem, but then I started to second guess myself. What if I did damage on that side also? It would really suck if I didnt pull it and had something wrong.
2. Should I take the head(s) into a machine shop? I have a shop down the street that will magnaflux for $98 and if needed, mill both heads for $68. The heads are only about 5 years old and have less than 5000 miles on them because it isnt a daily driver. Is this a waste of $$$?
Thanks for the input.