Re: Leaking Head Gasket ??

From: Bruce White ([email protected])
Date: 25 Nov 2001
Time: 20:17:03
Remote Name: 129.96.230.135

Comments

I think every thing has been covered by the others but I have 2 minor points.

- some members are now "crack" testing blocks prior to carrying out any work, as some cracks are hard to find by a visual inspection and it can save you money in the long run.

- when you are putting the head on, what are you using on the gasket for sealing/movement? I have found out the hard way that the old home made mixture of graphite and heavy grease works by far the best and makes removing the head later very easy. I load the grease as much as possible. I would guess about 50:50 by volume, but this wouldn't be critical.

With regards to the gasket right side/wrong side question.....

I also put the edged side down - also because that was the way my Dad told me to do it! I can't really see how it makes any difference....

Good Luck

Bruce

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