heinrich

Topic says it all.

Randy V

Why?

heinrich

Bercause the 2 people who "fixed" it before, screwed me.

SeanR

This isn't going to be good.

Heinrich, can't you just use a 3r head and be good to go?

heinrich

Sean I think I can use a 3R head ... but, I need to find one first.

SeanR

Let me make a phone call, I think we've got a few sitting around here. Not mine, but a local.

SeanR

Ok, just got off the phone with Ali, he has a set and will get a hold of you.

heinrich

Thank you Sean. So -- what needs to be done to R3 or R2 heads to use them on a GTS?

Don Carter

I'll send you some pics of the R2 heads from the 89 TBF car I have. They are still on the engine, but I am planning to sell them. Obviously, they would need to be cleaned up and maybe new lifters installed. Don't know anything about fitment of R2's on a GTS.

Jim Morton

PM Sent

heinrich

Thank you very much Guys. I am constantly humbled by just how selfless you are.

BC

H - There is some sort of cooling path change on the sealing surface of the GTS heads.

James Bailey

You need to drill a relatively small hole near the exhaust port ..use the GTS specific head gasket to line it up.

the flyin' scotsman

H......sounds as if you have the help needed but if not I know of a pair of heads off of a TBF block

heinrich

Well, I have an R5 head from Mr. Morton ... now we just need to get all this work done. Looks like very likely:

1) the heads were re-surfaced, and I recall when the installer installed them there were aluminium shavings on the heads -- I saw them on the outside of the prots once the heads were already installed. The installer said this was normal.
2) apparently the common thing is, the oiling passages are not properly cleaned-out after a resurface, blocking them, leading to oil starvation at lifters etc.
3) we'll know by tonight, but this looks like the scenario.