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[RS01]

Our 91 Integra started flooding the block with coolant and we suspected head gasket. Pulled head and gasket and head show nothing obvious. I placed a ruler on both the head and block and nothing stood out. I will have the head checked but I was hoping for an Ah-Ha moment. No 1 cylinder had a pool of coolant on the piston and cylinders 2 and 3 were "moist". Just to be sure I went ahead and picked up an engine from a 92.

Current plan is to go ahead and pull the block and check the clutch and throwout bearing to.

 

[Muckman]

You used a straight edge or an actual ruler? There is no other possibility to suspect other than headgasket. Just replace it and move on.

 

[Nick_C78]

^Exactly.

 

[RS01]

And that is what we will do. It just was surprising not to see anything obvious.

We have some time to work on it. A friend is going to touch up the valves while the head is off.

 

[djzachtyler]

I've seen multilayer steel gaskets do that... looks fine but leaks like a siv

 

[Nick_C78]

I recommend you replace your head bolts too. Just a precaution, because although not likely, they could have stretched Just a piece of mind thing.

 

[BrokenTalon27]

I recommend you replace your head bolts too. Just a precaution, because although not likely, they could have stretched Just a piece of mind thing.

Agreed. Although Honda allows for them to be torqued a second time if they are within specs, I would replace them. Ideally get some ARP head studs. Just for piece of mind.