[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by steve25

That pit in the deck is letting combustion gases undermine the fire ring of the head gasket, and proof of that can be seen in the head gasket.
Your going to have to jank and disassemble the short block and get that hole pinned and then the deck will need to get milled.

I can’t tell from your photo, but as long as that pit does not extend down to close to the end of where the ring travel stops it should be repairable.

Your head looks fine , but I would get them both milled .002” by a shop that can provide the needed near mirror like finish that will promote long gasket life.

When you put the heads back on do not use any sealer on the head side of the gasket as the head needs to slide around since it expands much faster then the block does..
The mirror like finish on the heads is what keeps the heads from chewing up the gasket over time.

Also 2 and 4 look like they have never been firing since you put the motor back in the car!

That is my feeling as well. Could that have anything to do with why there is no compression?

Stan