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JD 60 head gasket question

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Don

02-03-2003 15:31:38




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I am restoring an early JD 60 (serial number 6004055), and the head gasket that came with the gasket set from JD is all metal, and I've been told that they should have some type of rubber material (?) around the holes where the water passages are. Does anyone know if what I heard is true, and if so are the other type of head gaskets available anywhere? Someone told me they put one of the head gaskets from JD in their 60, and it leaked almost immediately. Then they put the other kind in and no problem. This was some time ago, however. Any help in this issue would be appreciated.

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Elton

02-04-2003 03:50:40




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 Re: JD 60 head gasket question in reply to Don, 02-03-2003 15:31:38  
I did not hear anything about the lead washers. You have to use them. I have replaced heads on a lot of these 2 cyls. and had no problem.



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G Taylor

02-03-2003 19:21:39




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 Re: JD 60 head gasket question in reply to Don, 02-03-2003 15:31:38  
Replacement head gaskets will blow or leak in short order if the castings and fasteners are not up to snuff. The studs can not be stretched or the nuts stripped. Hardened washers under the nuts will assist accutate torquing. Of course more than a few engines have been put together without torque wrenches.No wonder they leak. The head and cylinder block have to be flat and square. A mirror polish with too fine a stone will provide less "tooth" to grasp the gasket. An early 60 without by-pass cooling or a too keen operator that applies full load before the engine is fully warmed. Will warp castings and pop the gasket when the hot castings are hit with a stone cold slug of water from the rad.

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Clooney

02-03-2003 16:01:35




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 Re: JD 60 head gasket question in reply to Don, 02-03-2003 15:31:38  
Don, I haven't ever seen any rubber around the water passages on Deere steel laminate head gaskets. There are aftermarket type head gaskets out there that are a fiber type composite material & not metal like Deere. ~The 60 is a pain to get the headgasket to seal without seeping water... I use #3 Permatex on the Deere gasket [except on the fire rings surrounding the combustion chambers]... If any sealer is used on a Deere head gasket the head MUST be re-torqued after a few heating & cooling cycles of use.

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