Everyone read this! Check your mechanics work.

[Brock]

It wasn't but a year ago I was on here talking about my monster Cat C15 rebuild, I spent a stupid amount of money and held nothing back yet somehow the head gasket blew twice this year!!!

I lost it on the mechanic when I found out he didn't cut the counter bores, I knew he didn't have the tool and was in the middle of nowhere but I told him to do it, I told him I would pay for a guy to come out and Do it. I financed this rebuild so I could do everything right and wasn't afraid to spend the money as I was sick of engine issues!

Well this time I decided I needed to do it myself and see for myself where the problem was and fix it and what I found just angers me so much!

   

The fire ring on the right side of picture... see how it appears wider/crushed, note the crack....
   
Number 4 hole in the exact spot the fire ring blew out! 10 thou!!!!! You have got to be kidding me! There is a spot on number 3 that out 5 thou as well.. way out of acceptable spec. In that same spot it grooved into my head enough that my finger nails catch it though I have yet to measure the head.... if my head needs replacing, I'm going to go postal!

I want everyone to read this and keep this in mind because it can happen to anyone. I absolutely should have gone and inspected it with my own eyes before I let him put it all together but I trusted his abilities....

This rebuild I originally did was not a "inframe" it was a full on rebuild which included front/rear structure, injectors, head, gears, all sensors and wires and fuel regulators and pumps..... just everything so you could imagine the amount of money I financed with interest.... now I am paying to tear it all down again and buy a crap load of new parts while I'm still paying for the original build!

I take solice in knowing it will be done right for once and need to thank Unilevers for helping me out with info throughout this!