Deutz Lover
Member
I have noticed quite a lot of posts concerning head gasket leaks with the farmall engines. I have not had the time to read all of the posts, but will tell of my experience with one cause of leaks.
If the head and block are flat within specs and the head gasket not bunged up there is a possiblity that leaks can occur from another problem.
I noticed that even if the head is torqued properly leaks can occur if the initial tightening seqence is not set up right.
What I found was that the stud nuts have to be uniformly finger tightened before any torque wrench is applied. If necessary use a caliper or feeler gauges to make sure the space between the head and block is equidistant at all four corners of the head. Also use an initial torque of only about 10 pounds and check the space around the head again before completing the torque sequence.
I had oil leaks when I replaced the head gasket on my super C the first time. I loosened the nuts and retorqued the head using the above set up and have never had any leaks since.
DL
If the head and block are flat within specs and the head gasket not bunged up there is a possiblity that leaks can occur from another problem.
I noticed that even if the head is torqued properly leaks can occur if the initial tightening seqence is not set up right.
What I found was that the stud nuts have to be uniformly finger tightened before any torque wrench is applied. If necessary use a caliper or feeler gauges to make sure the space between the head and block is equidistant at all four corners of the head. Also use an initial torque of only about 10 pounds and check the space around the head again before completing the torque sequence.
I had oil leaks when I replaced the head gasket on my super C the first time. I loosened the nuts and retorqued the head using the above set up and have never had any leaks since.
DL