I recently went and picked up my motor from Conrad’s Racing in Houston TX. In case you don't know my story, Eddie Conrad had built this motor for me once it was install in my car I had been losing coolant and found out that the copper head gaskets with receiving grooves that he suggested were not sealing properly. So I took video footage and sent it to him. http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/general-turbo-buick-tech/299071-my-motor-coming-back-out.html at that time he told me yank that puppy back out and get it to him and he would make it right. So a week before Christmas I brought the motor back to him and gave him instructions to due away with copper head gaskets and resurface the grooves out of block and heads, if it wasn't gonna effect the performance of my motor. BTW Conrad's did all the port work on the heads and I told him I was gonna go back with RJC head gaskets this time around. This is what I got back, plus another from $1300 and he told me she's ready to go and I should have know more issues. So, me feeling uneasy about Conrad’s I brought my motor to another more reputable machine shop. That I later discovered and who is currently building my father’s GN motor. Just to have them go through and check things out before I go through putting it back in my car. They emailed me today with this.
I recommend taking this down all the way and using a different set of heads and a different block. Should be able to reuse crank, rods, and pistons. This filler did not work as it is not even nor did it fill the grooves all the way. Heads seem to have decon or a substance like JB Weld in the ports. Valves appear to be nothing special. Trash is everywhere....including this scrapped off filler that was in water jacket opening and circulates into water pump, radiator, thermostat. Scuffing in one cylinder. Head bolts appear stock. 8723PT1 Fel Pro head gaskets were installed. The Fel Pro perf head gasket is #1000. I am reluctant to tear into it any further at this time. We do not have any heads or a buildable block on hand. If you find these pieces perhaps we could start again at a later date. We are going to wrap this all up and give it back to you at this time.
I recommend taking this down all the way and using a different set of heads and a different block. Should be able to reuse crank, rods, and pistons. This filler did not work as it is not even nor did it fill the grooves all the way. Heads seem to have decon or a substance like JB Weld in the ports. Valves appear to be nothing special. Trash is everywhere....including this scrapped off filler that was in water jacket opening and circulates into water pump, radiator, thermostat. Scuffing in one cylinder. Head bolts appear stock. 8723PT1 Fel Pro head gaskets were installed. The Fel Pro perf head gasket is #1000. I am reluctant to tear into it any further at this time. We do not have any heads or a buildable block on hand. If you find these pieces perhaps we could start again at a later date. We are going to wrap this all up and give it back to you at this time.
