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BUDD

05-11-2005 07:39:33




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Help, PLEASE Two years ago I had my head milled and reinstalled. Last year I pulled it back apart and found that the gasket was leaking in-between the cylinders. I pulled the block and took both the head and block to a GOOD machine shop. Both where touched up to be flat. I put it back together only to have water dripping on right side at the plug area. This did not bother me, but last fall I had water get into one of the cylinders (white smoke on start up). I just pulled the head off and found the cylinders are still leaking in between the two. I have been using J.D. head gaskets with a spray on copper coat from Napa. I also installed grade 8 bolts and tourqed (spelling) them down to 180 ponds. I warmed it up to operating temp and retourqed when hot. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG The compression is 147 on both sides. A standard head gasket should hold this, but it is not.

THANKS BUDD

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Will P

05-11-2005 16:48:51




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to BUDD, 05-11-2005 07:39:33  
Clooney recomended to me "Permatex 3" to use on the head gaskets. Haven"t had one leak yet. But when I used copper coat, I lost the head gasket on my B after 2 years of being done. That is when I changed.

Will P.

43A
43B
49G
51G



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Ben S

05-11-2005 11:21:16




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to BUDD, 05-11-2005 07:39:33  
Did you check and be sure youdon"t have a very small hairline crack somewhere in the head or the block.



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Ronnie Stout

05-11-2005 10:40:51




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to BUDD, 05-11-2005 07:39:33  
BUD


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RONNIE STOUT

05-11-2005 10:53:04




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to Ronnie Stout, 05-11-2005 10:40:51  
BUD,are you sure the head bolts torque to 180#..... ..... .good luck



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Drew

05-11-2005 10:10:30




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to BUDD, 05-11-2005 07:39:33  
Get a headgasket from an autoparts store. Fel Pro part# 7744sbx. Its cheaper than the Deere gasket and has a full metal sheet on one side that the Deere gasket doesnt. Spray the gasket with aluminum paint and put the head on when the paint is still wet.



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JDBert

05-11-2005 09:22:28




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to BUDD, 05-11-2005 07:39:33  
Are you tighting from the middle out? Or in the sequence the book gives you? When you say you installed grade 8 bolts did you eliminate the studs and just go get bolts?



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BUDD

05-11-2005 11:34:40




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to JDBert, 05-11-2005 09:22:28  
Yes I went by the book on order of tourqe. I also did it in steps. These are studs not bolts and the reason I did this (grade 8) was so I could tourqe the head more. These studs are good for about 180 to 190 lbs. BUDD



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BUDD

05-11-2005 07:50:18




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 Re: Head Gasket in reply to BUDD, 05-11-2005 07:39:33  
It is a 49 "A"

BUDD



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