Most likely your head gasket failed and left for too long which caused the heads to warp and need to be resurfaced to put on a new gasket.
What is an l head engine
The I-Head engine has the intake and exhaust valves integrated into the head assembly. A flat head engine houses no moving parts. A common example of a flat head engine is a go-cart or lawn mower engine. Hope this helps
Gasket between engine block and cylinder head
it could be either because the dried cells of the paper absorbs water and become deshaped or because the intermolecular space is filled with water.
Sandwiched between the head/heads and the engine block.Sandwiched between the head/heads and the engine block.
This engine has two head gaskets. They are between each cylinder head and the engine block.
If you get a new engine it will have a new head gasket
Sure you CAN, but if you do continue to run an engine with a blown head gasket you will destroy the engine. Do not run any engine with a blown head gasket or you will be buying a new engine.
Check on the driverside cylinder head. My engine code is on the head.
head torque sequence, ft lbs, 4239d jd engine
The head gasket is used to seal between the engine cylinder head and the engine block
It's the same engine in both.