GEN 1 Will this surface cause head gasket failure?

[CoronaRaptor]

Hey OP which head is that, seems like only the left is available for the f150, here is a complete head for the left side with rockers, etc, but very pricey.

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[Valky]

This is... well, at best, unethical. that head is shagged. They don’t stand behind their work?

Sadly..no. It has been a horrible experience with this company. I purchased through a company called Engines and Transmissions of America. They are just a sales company so they deferred the work to another company called Promar Engine. The first time I got the motor back it had no compression in cylinder 5. Promar blamed the installation after I sent the motor back and would not back their warranty. ETA eventually mediated and paid Promar to repair the engine a second time and had it sent back. Now I have the head gasket issue and promar wanted me to send it to them once again, I said no based on what happened the first time. So I pulled the head and here we are.

 

[Valky]

Hey OP which head is that, seems like only the left is available for the f150, here is a complete head for the left side with rockers, etc, but very pricey.

2013 FORD F-150 6.2L V8 Cylinder Head | RockAuto

RockAuto ships auto parts and body parts from over 300 manufacturers to customers' doors worldwide, all at warehouse prices. Easy to use parts catalog.

www.rockauto.com

It's the passenger side

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Sadly..no. It has been a horrible experience with this company. I purchased through a company called Engines and Transmissions of America. They are just a sales company so they deferred the work to another company called Promar Engine. The first time I got the motor back it had no compression in cylinder 5. Promar blamed the installation after I sent the motor back and would not back their warranty. ETA eventually mediated and paid Promar to repair the engine a second time and had it sent back. Now I have the head gasket issue and promar wanted me to send it to them once again, I said no based on what happened the first time. So I pulled the head and here we are.

You were smart to not send it back to them, what a bunch of hacks! I guess you will have to get an f250 head, bare bones and swap all of your stuff over. I would caution though to have somebody with experience to check over the parts on your old head, maybe they aren't new, just saying.

 

[Valky]

You were smart to not send it back to them, what a bunch of hacks! I guess you will have to get an f250 head, bare bones and swap all of your stuff over. I would caution though to have somebody with experience to check over the parts on your old head, maybe they aren't new, just saying.

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-part...5PTIwMTEmdD1zdnQtcmFwdG9yJmU9Ni0ybC12OC1nYXM=

What about this one?

 

[CoronaRaptor]

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-cylinder-head-asm-al3z6049a?c=Zz1lbmdpbmUmcz1lbmdpbmUmbD0xNSZuPUFzc2VtYmxpZXMgUGFnZSZhPWZvcmQmbz1mLTE1MCZ5PTIwMTEmdD1zdnQtcmFwdG9yJmU9Ni0ybC12OC1nYXM=

What about this one?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking you should do, I think that is bare bones and will maybe need new guides, etc, I'm not sure. @FordTechOne might know or could possibly find out. Or somebody else.

 

[FordTechOne]

As far as the bottom end, were the pistons at least replaced or are they original? When a valve contacts a piston, the piston is compromised and will need to be replaced.

 

[Valky]

As far as the bottom end, were the pistons at least replaced or are they original? When a valve contacts a piston, the piston is compromised and will need to be replaced.

Replaced as far as I know. They did send me these pictures during the process

 

[GCATX]

What a cluster F. It looks like a spot of rust on that head where it should have been machined, you sure it's flat? Post up a pic of the gasket.

Edit to add, I'm no super mechanic, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

 

[Muchmore]

What a cluster F. It looks like a spot of rust on that head where it should have been machined, you sure it's flat? Post up a pic of the gasket.

Edit to add, I'm no super mechanic, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

I think that is their assembly lube or honing oil (insert @Oldfart here)

Thank God it blew the headgasket because those combustion chamber nick's would have absolutely made hot spots and the motor ping'ed itself to death.