Hi Chris, I normally am up and active early in the morning till late at night and I didn't get out of bed until noon yesterday when i has expected the worse...
Yes, the water jacket cleaning is definitely a need and I am sure a big contributor to my engine heat issues. I'm thinking I will use oxalic acid and pour it into the jacket from the top of block - I may even put the old head gasket back in and fill the jackets and find a way to recirculate it without starting the engine since I don't want to run the engine much until I determine the source of the noise which started all of this (video linked below should anyone want to play, name this noise)
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0Uu9En1CkvsLZOqqa7qNeDS1A#Home So on my list:
Clean the water jacket - oxalic acid
Remove carbon - seafoam and plastic blade
Locate a vendor for a head gasket
learn how to inspect the lifters to see if they need adjusting
Figure out what kind of inspection/ diagnostics / preventative maintenance would be good to do while I have the head off
To any and all: this is all new to me so if I am doing something wrong feel free to jump in.
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