| Re: Head gasket leaking |
Subject: Re: Head gasket leaking by 86PACER on 2010/9/28 23:57:53 Definately not the head gasket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omi1ZRJYKDg For the front and rear china walls of the block you want to lay a healthy bead (about the same width as the china wall) of Right Stuff across and overlap onto the heads by about 1". You bead should be continuous with no breaks or air bubbles (can farts). You must remove the screw on nozzle to get a thick bead out of the can. Some Fel-Pro sets come with cork strips for this. They suck megaballs and should be tossed in the trash. Plus they are too thick and won't allow you get the intake bolts holes aligned to start the threads. Your sealing surfaces should be immaculate. I like using a razor tip scraper to get the surfaces real clean and brake cleaner for the final wipe down:  Next while it's still tacky lay the intake gaskets down. Now add more Right Stuff overlapping only on the top uncovered edges of the gaskets with the rest of the bead. You want to have an overlapping bead both underneath and above both the edges of the intake gaskets at the front and rear china walls for a reliable seal. Set the intake down exactly or start over. Don't set down then shift it around to align the holes. Finish with a pressure test of the system to find any remaining leaks (I would have done this before teardown to see what else was leaking). Autozone rents this unit which works perfectly if you're cheap and don't want to buy one. When pumping don't exceed the radiator cap's psi rating (16 lbs).  |
