Hi,
I know there's a lot of head gasket posts but I still am unsure about my situation. I'm currently finishing an in-frame rebuild on the 140. Head professionally done etc. I put my felpro 7900s gasket on clean and dry because felpro says to put it on clean and dry. The 7900s has a silicone seal coating according to felpro. When I filled her up with coolant it seeped out between the block and head mainly on the manifold side, but also a few tablespoons in the oil after a few days. Note that I did not run it because it was so cold and still have not. I've just drained the oil and coolant for now.
My question is: With the current leaky head gasket should I fill it with fluids and immediately start the tractor and get it hot hoping it will seal? Or would you recommend putting a new gasket on with copper spray sealant first?
Thank you!
I know there's a lot of head gasket posts but I still am unsure about my situation. I'm currently finishing an in-frame rebuild on the 140. Head professionally done etc. I put my felpro 7900s gasket on clean and dry because felpro says to put it on clean and dry. The 7900s has a silicone seal coating according to felpro. When I filled her up with coolant it seeped out between the block and head mainly on the manifold side, but also a few tablespoons in the oil after a few days. Note that I did not run it because it was so cold and still have not. I've just drained the oil and coolant for now.
My question is: With the current leaky head gasket should I fill it with fluids and immediately start the tractor and get it hot hoping it will seal? Or would you recommend putting a new gasket on with copper spray sealant first?
Thank you!