Cam/Head Swap Disaster.......

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Imo, the trail coming down the valley from the head gasket tells the tale.
Just put some stock replacement Fel-Pros on it(8553)........ don’t worry about the 1/2 point of compresssion.

The high oil pressure has nothing to do with that coolant leak.
It’s a separate issue.

Pull the oil pump apart and see if the relief valve is stuck.
 
Felpro 1008 and NO copper spay, you should be good to go on the heads. Not sure who said it, but I would also recommend ARP studs as well if you are having issues with head seal, just don't forget to torque them to ARP's spec (110 ft lbs).

Also, may want to check to make sure you don't have 2 oil filter gaskets on the motor...that would cause a massive leak for sure.
 
Felpro 1008 and NO copper spay, you should be good to go on the heads. Not sure who said it, but I would also recommend ARP studs as well if you are having issues with head seal, just don't forget to torque them to ARP's spec (110 ft lbs).

Also, may want to check to make sure you don't have 2 oil filter gaskets on the motor...that would cause a massive leak for sure.
Did you get the ARP specs off their website? I have had serious trouble navigating their website trying to find specs for Mopar...
 
I just wish they had something like this....
Also comparing it to the stocks spec..
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Yes, studs are awesome and definitely chase all 20 head bolt holes with a bottoming tap.
 
Mr Gasket HEAD GASKETS? Are you wantin a repeat of this bullshit? Jake get the FelPro blue gaskets and be done with it. Mr Gasket makes piss poor head gaskets.
Did you go through your oil pump before putting things back together after wiping out the first cam? Enough metal went through my pump when I wiped a lobe to crap up the rotors pretty good, maybe your's did too and the pressure relief got wedged open. That could explain the filter leak at least.
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I pulled it and replaced it with another low mileage one after the cam failed but im pulling that one for a new melling as i believe that one failed in a big way. I pulled it apart but nothing looked out of place.

Jake
 
Imo, the trail coming down the valley from the head gasket tells the tale.
Just put some stock replacement Fel-Pros on it(8553)........ don’t worry about the 1/2 point of compresssion.

The high oil pressure has nothing to do with that coolant leak.
It’s a separate issue.

Pull the oil pump apart and see if the relief valve is stuck.
That actually appears to be the remains of the copper coat. Not sure why but that certainly it.

Jake
 
A couple of you cats have disagreed with my post.....and that's cool. We all have differing opinions. But just clicking the disagree button helps the OP not one bit. How about telling us WHY so we can have another angle on this discussion. If I am missing something, Jake needs to know it. The last thing we want here is for Jake to have another repeat. So please chime in and let us know.
 
A couple of you cats have disagreed with my post.....and that's cool. We all have differing opinions. But just clicking the disagree button helps the OP not one bit. How about telling us WHY so we can have another angle on this discussion. If I am missing something, Jake needs to know it. The last thing we want here is for Jake to have another repeat. So please chime in and let us know.
I disagreed with your post where you said that water has no compressability but oil does,, or something ridiculous thing like that,,,,
liquids do not compress, that is why hydraulics operate.
 
I disagreed with your post where you said that water has no compressability but oil does,, or something ridiculous thing like that,,,,
liquids do not compress, that is why hydraulics operate.

Almost what I said.......I said water does not have any compressability.....remember? I made the word up? I'm no scientist, so yeah I may be wrong. In other words what I mean was oil is slightly compressable compared to water.......but that may be bad info too so ?
 
here is what you said
Water cannot be compressed. Oil has some compressability (is that even a word?) compared to water
and that is incorrect information.
you are correct in your most recent post, I agree, you are no scientist.

You are also the one who asked for feedback, you have that, so now let the original poster get on with his subject matter.
 
here is what you said
Water cannot be compressed. Oil has some compressability (is that even a word?) compared to water

you are correct in your last post, I agree, you are no scientist.

You are also the one who asked for feedback, you have that, so now let the original poster get on with his subject matter.

Exactly........and thank you.
 
Like stated above, bad head gasket. Look at the off center fire ring. Like the bore spacing is off.
 
Almost what I said.......I said water does not have any compressability.....remember? I made the word up? I'm no scientist, so yeah I may be wrong. In other words what I mean was oil is slightly compressable compared to water.......but that may be bad info too so ?
Hey Rusty, I'm pretty sure the reason folks were disagreeing with your post was due to the "compressibility of water and oil" statement. I am a scientist (oddly enough), and yes you were wrong about that on the level that matters in this discussion...but hey, no biggie, live and learn, all is well. I won't get into all the mumbo jumbo behind it, but as a general statement, they are correct.

Now if you dive deep, it gets a bit more complicated than that (dissolved gasses and what not)....
 
Hey Rusty, I'm pretty sure the reason folks were disagreeing with your post was due to the "compressibility of water and oil" statement. I am a scientist (oddly enough), and yes you were wrong about that on the level that matters in this discussion...but hey, no biggie, live and learn, all is well. I won't get into all the mumbo jumbo behind it, but as a general statement, they are correct.

Now if you dive deep, it gets a bit more complicated than that (dissolved gasses and what not)....

Thanks! That's all I was after. Last thing I want is to lead the OP astray trying to figure out what went wrong.
 
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***Just an update for everyone who helped along the way with this. I believe that the issue was a combination of stuck oil pressure valve and leaking intake gasket. I was able to replace the headgaskets and new oil pump, re-break in the cam and I put a newer thermoquad intake on and everything looks good and sounds good with the exception of an ever elusive oil drip. Thanks again to everyone whop point out possible failures and actual solution.****

Jake
 
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An oil drip you can live with! Let's hope this all holds long term.

Did you just do flushes of the oiling system to get the water out? I ask as I am working on an Opel 1.9L right now that had coolant in the oil..... not as bad as yours though. We have done the alcohol and diesel washes (1 alcohol and 4 diesel washes while slowly turning the engine over by hand and running the oil pump with a drill for each wash). And fresh cheapo oil at this point prior to start up, also primed with a drill while turning over by hand.
 
An oil drip you can live with! Let's hope this all holds long term.

Did you just do flushes of the oiling system to get the water out? I ask as I am working on an Opel 1.9L right now that had coolant in the oil..... not as bad as yours though. We have done the alcohol and diesel washes (1 alcohol and 4 diesel washes while slowly turning the engine over by hand and running the oil pump with a drill for each wash). And fresh cheapo oil at this point prior to start up, also primed with a drill while turning over by hand.
Yeah, was meticulous about it. Thanks for all the help.

Jake
 
Good deal... We still have a bit of water in this engine..... gotta get it hot to try to start driving it out, along with some quick oil and filter changes.
 
Imo, the trail coming down the valley from the head gasket tells the tale.
Just put some stock replacement Fel-Pros on it(8553)........ don’t worry about the 1/2 point of compresssion.

The high oil pressure has nothing to do with that coolant leak.
It’s a separate issue.

Pull the oil pump apart and see if the relief valve is stuck.

X3
 
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