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1. blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 12:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
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
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00730.html (9,029 bytes)

2. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 17:16:49 -0700
I think you forgot the beer sacrifice...:-> Sounds like either just plain bad luck or a defective head gasket. Perhaps a piece of debris got in there without you noticing. Having done this probably
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00740.html (10,533 bytes)

3. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: "David Cooper" <mdghobby@vianet.net.au>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:56:33 +0800
Has the head been skimmed to inrease the compression ratio? If it has, it may pay to check to see if its truly flat. When the milling machine cuts the material away it does so leaving an infintesima
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00747.html (10,422 bytes)

4. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: "Guy" <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 06:37:29 +0100
I noticed that you re-torqued the head when it was hot. When I asked the "List" about this some while ago, the advice was to re-torque it when the engine had cooled down. Guy
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00759.html (8,051 bytes)

5. RE: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: "Haynes, Mark" <mhaynes@ball.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 06:56:17 -0600
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
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00767.html (10,177 bytes)

6. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: RBHouston@aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:21:24 EDT
YES YES ANIMAL SACRIFICE!! or try a regular head gasket. Seems a lot of folks have problems with the copper. Robert Houston
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00770.html (7,746 bytes)

7. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:55:02 -0400
I had the same problem with the exact same setup (copper gasket, ARP bolts). I pulled the head, put on a new copper gasket and torqued the bolts to 55 lbs this time with the special grease. So far s
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00774.html (8,963 bytes)

8. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:49:38 -0500
Am I to assume the animal of choice would be CAT!!(the other white meat) Brad
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00796.html (7,970 bytes)

9. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:40:24 -0700 (PDT)
I did eat a 'banger on a bun' at a festival on Sunday, does that count?? Of course, I think I came down with a case of food poisoning from it, and was down for the count all day Monday. Maybe I shoul
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00808.html (11,256 bytes)

10. Re: blown head gasket (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:52:09 -0700
This might seem out of left field, as I am not looking at your engine, but I have seen the front engine plate leak oil, and get blown by the fan up along the side of the engine block. It totally app
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00826.html (8,752 bytes)


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