Changed The head and head gasket

Asked by Allen1967 May 20, 2018 at 10:52 AM about the 2003 Chevrolet S-10 LS LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I changed the head and head gasket on my 2003
Chevy S 10 2.2 L Grant good for about four hours
then stalled what and restart it I got it restarted and
there’s water in my oil and it’s running rough what
could’ve I’ve done wrong

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Well lots could be at fault. Why did you decide to change the head gasket? Did you check oil quality before changing the head gasket? Did it run ruff before? If no to all of these I would suspect having installed the gasket upside down or to having a cracked head or block.

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