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Dean

01-06-2002 19:11:01




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I am rebuilding a '51 A and the service manual calls for a 5 sec. soak of the head gasket in oil before installing. Do I need to still do this? The new head gasket is JD A2329R.




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jdkid38

01-09-2002 18:56:10




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 Re: jd A Head Gasket in reply to Dean, 01-06-2002 19:11:01  
i have put in a few head gaskets and every one i put a thin layer of regular grease from the grease gun on both sides of the gasket I couldnt keep one in my 730 diesel than i put grease on it its been there ever since just my two cents
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JACK

01-07-2002 19:48:27




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 Re: jd A Head Gasket in reply to Dean, 01-06-2002 19:11:01  
I RESTORED AN A THIS SUMMER. INSTALLED NEW HEAD
GASKET. INSTALLED WATER IN RADITOR AND LET SIT FOR A FEW DAYS. WATER HAD LEAKED INTO BOTH CYLINDERS. HEAD AND BLOCK WERE CHECKED FOR CRACKS.
REMOVED HEAD GASKET LOOKED GOOD. THIS TIME I SPRAYED IT WITH ALUM. PAINT ON BOTH SIDES AND TORQUED HEAD. DIDN'T INSTALL WATER UNTIL I STARTED IT. NO LEAKS. THE HEAT IT PRODUCES HELPS IT TO SEAL.



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Mike Aylward

01-07-2002 06:59:20




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 Re: jd A Head Gasket in reply to Dean, 01-06-2002 19:11:01  
Dean, the late A's and 60's were always known for seeping around the head gasket. The way I cure this is to put a light coating of #3 Permatex on both sides of the OUTSIDE vertical gasket rail (no soaking necessary). Then torque your head in 10 lb. increments starting around 40 lbs. and finishing at 150 lbs. After the tractor is warm check and retorque if necessary. My 60 puller is running around 9:1 compression and it has yet to leak a drop after several years of being together. Hope this helps. Mike

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Phil

01-07-2002 05:28:23




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 Re: jd A Head Gasket in reply to Dean, 01-06-2002 19:11:01  
If the gasket is the black rubberized piece, I'd install it dry - Never had a problem with any of these gaskets. If it is the tin one, the oil installation works OK, but is messy. I have soaked in water for several hours or used a light spray coat of High-Tack with good success. The tin gaskets have been problematic as of late, with many resorting to outside edge coolant leaks when tractor is under 'load', even with newly-machined block and head surfaces. New head studs and nuts seem to help, as old ones typically have quite a bit of stretch and do not torque evenly.

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