well I finally put everything back together after doing my head gasket.

The engine fired right up and is very responsive.

but it still smokes.

and the valves are really loud now. they werent before the project

When it warmed up i was trying to burp the cooling system and there wasn't any flow in the radiator. The upper hose was hot but the bottom one was cold. Did i install the thermosat wrong? its brand new OEM

when i shut off the engine some coolant dribbled out from behind the timing cover i think . the water pump was also replaced.

Last edited by fzj80joe; 05/18/15 09:36 PM.