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Re: [Healeys] 100-4 engine head gasket?

To: "'Alan Seigrist'" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-4 engine head gasket?
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 03:04:14 +0000 v7eo/dueutDtnu1opXs59RdYMtiLPJEM/IYl++k4MyFQsmILtsTSP73gevAL3Ei+BAQ8OKmw5O4uvkgyOKJkTrIzD0zih2lQ10m3sLlTRi38nU/obiDo1WB/
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I used this on all the 100 heads that I assembled with a copper gasket=
=0Aand so far no problems from any of them. It goes on very nicely and,=
=0Aif the head and block is in good condition, should do the job. Hank=
=0A=0ASKU 48-52355-1ALT #: 64-52355=0A=0APERMATEX COPPER SPRAY-A-GASKET=
 HEAD GASKET SEALANT - 9 OZ. SPRAY CAN=0A=0A0% of1000 Reviews Add Your R=
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--------------------From: "Alan Seigrist" =0ATo: "Michael Oritt"=0ACc: "=
Healey list"=0ASent: Monday January 25 2021 6:55:32PM=0ASubject: Re: [He=
aleys] 100-4 engine head gasket?=0A=0A Hi Michael - =0A Sounds to me the=
 smart thing to do is put in a steel head gasket=0Abecause the head was=
 rebuilt not that many miles ago, so I might have=0Aa low spot there. Th=
e head is torqued correctly so that's not it. =0A Best, =0A Alan=0A=0A O=
n Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:27 PM Michael Oritt  wrote:=0A   Probably blow=
n gasket at the 3-4 bridge. My original head suffered=0Afrom erosion of=
 the metal at the 1-2 bridge, allowing the gasket to=0Ablow. I had it bu=
ilt up enough to work for a while but eventually=0Areplaced the head wit=
h a DWR AL model.  =0A  Best--Michael Oritt  =0A On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at=
 4:55 AM Alan Seigrist  wrote:=0A  All - =0A My A90 just started running=
 weird. So I took a compression tester and=0AI'm getting (note the A90 i=
s lower compression than the 100):=0A=0A 1 - 135 psi=0A 2 - 135 psi 3 -=
 60 psi 4 - 60 psi =0A When I put the compression tester on number 3, I=
 get blow back=0Athrough #4 spark plug port. Then when I put it on #4 I=
 get blow back=0Athrough the #3 spark plug port.=0A=0A Seems to me it's=
 just a blown head gasket.... am I correct? as far as=0AI'm aware, these=
 heads usually crack between 2 & 3, correct? =0A TIA=0A=0A Alan  _______=
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</p>From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com><br>To: "Michael Oritt"<=
br>Cc: "Healey list"<br>Sent: Monday January 25 2021 6:55:32PM<br>Subjec=
t: Re: [Healeys] 100-4 engine head gasket?<br><br>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi=
 Michael -=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Sounds to me the smart thing to do i=
s put in a steel=0Ahead&nbsp;gasket because the head was rebuilt not tha=
t many miles=0Aago, so I might have a low spot there.&nbsp; The head is=
 torqued=0Acorrectly so that's not it.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Be=
st,</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Alan<br><div><br></div>=0A<div><br></=
div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:27 PM=0AMichael Orit=
t &lt;<a>michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>&gt;=0Awrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px .8ex;border-left:1px=
 solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div c=
lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255);">Probably=0Ablown=
 gasket at the 3-4 bridge.&nbsp; My original head suffered=0Afrom erosio=
n of the metal at the 1-2 bridge, allowing the gasket to=0Ablow.&nbsp; I=
 had it built up enough to work for a while&nbsp;but=0Aeventually replac=
ed the head with a DWR AL model.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>=0A<div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255);"><br></div>=0A<div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255);">=0ABest--Michael Oritt</div>=
=0A</div>=0A<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:55 AM=0AAlan Seigrist &lt;<a>heale=
y.nut@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px .8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex;">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">All -=0A<div><br></div>=0A<d=
iv>My A90 just started running weird.&nbsp; So I took a=0Acompression te=
ster and I'm getting (note the A90 is lower=0Acompression than the 100):=
<br><br>=0A1 - 135 psi<br>=0A2 - 135 psi</div>=0A<div>3 - 60 psi</div>=
=0A<div>4 - 60 psi</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>When I put the compres=
sion tester on number 3, I get blow back=0Athrough #4 spark plug port.&n=
bsp; Then when I put it on #4 I get=0Ablow back through the #3 spark plu=
g port.<br><br>=0ASeems to me it's just a blown head gasket.... am I cor=
rect?&nbsp;=0Aas far as I'm aware, these heads usually crack between 2 &=
amp; 3,=0Acorrect?</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>TIA<br><br>=0AAlan</di=
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