I was recently doing a little head cleaning and found a cracked cam journal while I was reassembling. With this I decided it would be better to replace the head instead of reuse it. With a Saturday trip to the graveyard I found a 94 protege LX and decided it was my best bet. Tore the head off took it home and began to swap all of the parts. After everything was swapped over, reassembled, and timed the car started up just fine...except for 1 problem. Coolant is leaking from the back of the head.
I will state I made a bad decision in reusing head bolts due to money restraints. It seems as though the leak is coming from the center rear of the head. It isn't pouring out but more of a drip. No oil in the leak, just clean water (I refilled with water just to assure I didn't mess up the garage floor). My first assumption is from reusing head bolts the rear of the headgasket isn't sealing.
Any other nifty ideas?
By the way it is a 1.8l.
I will state I made a bad decision in reusing head bolts due to money restraints. It seems as though the leak is coming from the center rear of the head. It isn't pouring out but more of a drip. No oil in the leak, just clean water (I refilled with water just to assure I didn't mess up the garage floor). My first assumption is from reusing head bolts the rear of the headgasket isn't sealing.
Any other nifty ideas?
By the way it is a 1.8l.