Block/Deck issue. Have a look....
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,376
Likes: 111
From: Cherokee National Forest TN
Suggest using a straight edge across the deck to insure that the deck is not low @ the problem area.
If the deck is low problems will persist.
If the deck is ok suggest exchange heads.
If concerns with coolant leaks after assembly suggest a bottle of Bars leak copper.
Good luck
If the deck is low problems will persist.
If the deck is ok suggest exchange heads.
If concerns with coolant leaks after assembly suggest a bottle of Bars leak copper.
Good luck
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 21,543
Likes: 3,216
From: Park City Utah
Safety Car
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 4,290
Likes: 140
From: Salem NH
I've gotten to the point where it's just not cost effective to fix stock SBC blocks anymore. By the time I hot tank it, sonic check it, align the mains, deck it, bore it, I'm almost at the cost of a aftermarket block that's already prepped.
-- Joe