Brian- did you use any type of sealant on the head gasket before
installation?? Personally, I like 3-4 good light coats of spray-on Copper
Coat (Permatex, I think)
Mark Haynes
'62 Sprite HAN6L
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Vandiver [SMTP:Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 1:48 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: blown head gasket
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Well it looks like the joy of getting my bugeye on the road is 'short
> lived'. As
> I was working on trying to create a better ground connection for my horn,
> I
> noticed oil on the side of my newly rebuilt and running 1275 motor
> (doah!). It
> appears to leaking down from under the head, and some is being sprayed on
> my
> exhaust manifold. I probably have less than 100 miles on this fresh
> complete
> rebuild :-(
> In any case, I'm not sure exactly what I did wrong.. I used one of the
> 'copper'
> head gaskets from MiniMania, and an ARP head bolt kit. The head bolts were
>
> torqued to 45lbs using the ARP 'special' grease. The engine was first run
> for
> 15-20 minutes at 2500 RPM, and then taken for three test drives about two
> weeks
> later(each drive was no more than 5-10 minutes). I re-torqued the head
> after the
> third test drive while the engine was still hot (45lbs) (25lbs for rocker
> nuts).
> I don't know exactly when the head started leaking oil, so I can't say if
> it was
> before or after re-torqued the head.
> I also looked in the radiator, and noticed some oil there.
> I guess I'll go the MiniMania sometime this week and pick up another head
> gasket, and start again, but does anyone have a suggestion on what I did
> wrong
> the first time?? did I not retorque the head soon enough.. Not enough
> torque?
> Should I use a different type of gasket? did I forget to say the proper
> Lucas/BMC prayer before hitting the road?? animal sacrifice??
>
> Regards
> Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
> San Jose CA
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