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Head Gasket Woes
Posted by joe c [Email] (more from joe c) on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:48:03
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I just finished installing a new head gasket in my 88 SPG. Tedious work.
A friend helped lift the head onto the block, we used a wooden dowel as a guide in a bolt hole and the head fell into place very nicely.
Here's my dilemma... there appears to be a coolant leak at the head to block joint, near the ignition distributor, (around number 4 cylinder).
I used a new Elring gasket and new head bolts, torques to the procedure in the instructions which included the extra 90 degrees of turn after final torque.
Here's the question. Should I just re-torque the head bolts? Should I loosen and then re-torque?
Any wisdom on this would be appreciated!
Happy New Year.
joe c.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Head Gasket Woes, joe c, Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:48:03 <-- Viewing This Message
- I need to answer your question with a question., Jimbo, Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:13:21
- Well, yeah, at least, how did it look?, RayF, Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:04:51
- Re: Well, yeah, at least, how did it look?, joe c, Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:13:25
- Re: Well, yeah, at least, how did it look?, joe c, Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:06:00
- Re: Well, yeah, at least, how did it look?, johng, Thu, 4 Jan 2007 07:59:42
- Re: Well, yeah, at least, how did it look?, Landjet
, Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:43:36
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