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it became more of a convex shape, low on the sides, high in the middle. i assume the leak will only get worse?

cool, I may just keep running it and see if the leak gets any worse…

So it looks like after two hours of running there is a tiny bit of oil on the lower right side (from front) below the low side of the head I made on the far side of the valve rod chamber. No oil dripping down on the shroud. Should I take the head back off and try to flatten it better? What grit...

I appreciate that perspective! Sometimes I end up feeling too responsible for other people's mistakes

Is hydrolocked the same as flooded? That is what seemed to have happened this spring when my house mate (who's lawn mower it is and is not mechanically inclined) went to start it. White smoke, oil coming out fuel pump, fuel in the oil, a few loud bangs when cranking the starter. They did not use...

Great, I was considering that it was the copper coat, but it looked like so much it made me worried! Ran a full mow and no leaks, the torque stayed the same. I have high hopes that this gasket will hold for a long time! Thanks for all your expertise

hmm, when I talked to him he said I didn't need to anneal it and all I needed to do was clean it and spray it with copper spray a gasket. He specifically wrote annealed copper by hand on the packaging, so I hope it is fine In any case, it is in there. The low point I made is on the head the...

Thanks for all your replies and advice! The gasket is annealed and the manufacturer recommends copper spray a gasket on each side of the gasket. I'll stick it on today and give it a try. The valve cover gasket is still in the mail, arriving tomorrow, so I should get it started up tomorrow...

I decided to sand the head on sandpaper on glass, but probably should have left it! I managed to make the edges lower, one side is 0.004" lower. I'll slap it together and hope for the best! I remember having the problem before when I tried to sand the head of a Subaru. It seems like I am not...

Hi everyone, I have the standard B&S head gasket blow by between the piston and the rod chamber. I ordered a new copper gasket from Lani at CGI hoping that it would hold up better than the graphite POS, and was wondering how flat the head needs to be? The engine block is dead flat, but the...