Re: new head and gasket seeping already??

Posted by TheRealRon on August 18, 2004 at 01:59:49 from (69.179.0.225):

In Reply to: new head and gasket seeping already?? posted by brett munsey on August 17, 2004 at 23:13:12:

No, whatever you do, don't start it or you'll have coolant in the cylinders and then the crankcase. Bad news for bearings.

Some head bolts penetrate the water jacket and require sealer on the length of the threads. The service manual should be your guide.

Another possibility is that the head was not machined flat, the wrong gasket was used, or the gasket was installed incorrectly (upside down), sealer was used on the gasket when it should not have been, etc. Verify with the gasket manufacturer.

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