11Ram150088
Junior Member
I recently put heads on my 11 Ram 1500. 5.7L. (Did a motor swap because I blew the other one up) I had a spare one sitting in garage, I put factory cam and lifters in it (as they were bad) and had the heads redone and checked. Pulled the blown motor and put rebuilt one in. Everything went in smoothly for the most part. No issues. Put everything together and dropped it in.
I finally get ready to start filling with fluids to attempt to start the truck, and as I’m pouring antifreeze into the radiator, I hear a leak. I look under the truck and it’s leaking RIGHT where the head gasket meets the block. Completely without hesitation. Pouring.
My question is. Before I pull the coils and valve cover off and put another new head gasket on it, does anyone know what else could cause this? When I was dropping engine in, I had to pry with a pipe a little to make it line up right. I noticed when I was looking at that leak, where the head gasket comes out past the head, I pried against it and bent it. But that shouldn’t matter should it?
I’m hoping I just didn’t tighten the head bolts. (Been a rough month here) But I’m tearing into this thing in a few hours and would love some input.
I’m new here. This is my first forum ever at 30 years old . Anyway, thanks for your help!
I finally get ready to start filling with fluids to attempt to start the truck, and as I’m pouring antifreeze into the radiator, I hear a leak. I look under the truck and it’s leaking RIGHT where the head gasket meets the block. Completely without hesitation. Pouring.
My question is. Before I pull the coils and valve cover off and put another new head gasket on it, does anyone know what else could cause this? When I was dropping engine in, I had to pry with a pipe a little to make it line up right. I noticed when I was looking at that leak, where the head gasket comes out past the head, I pried against it and bent it. But that shouldn’t matter should it?
I’m hoping I just didn’t tighten the head bolts. (Been a rough month here) But I’m tearing into this thing in a few hours and would love some input.
I’m new here. This is my first forum ever at 30 years old . Anyway, thanks for your help!