Coolant/water is seeping out the edge of my head gasket. The last time I changed the head gasket was in 1992. Do I need to replace the gasket or will a re torque help. The engine runs great
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Definetly try a retorque first and welcome to the VFF3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Hey Twiss58, WELCOME to the VFF!!
Definitely try a retorque to at least 55#, but drain the coolant out to below the head and use the back off 1/8 turn to break loose the friction of the nut. Only one nut at a time.You wana look waaay far up da road and plan yer route because the brakes are far more of a suggestion than a command!
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DON'T BACK THE NUTS OFF!!!!!
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Well Bill, I won't argue with you, but those nuts have been welding themselves to the head since 1992. If it was a fresh head gasket, I'd say go for it without backing the nuts off, but since it isn't, those nuts will not give you a good reading. I would actually do a bit of oil or PB Blaster on them too, just to insure you get a good slip-n-slide.
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3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Well, I couldn't stop the leak, and when I drove it it pushed coolant out the top of the rad, so I pulled the head to see what was up. The gasket did not require any scraping to remove it. If you look closely at the head you can see that it appears to have been welded at some point between 2 and 3. 5 of the studs came out with the nuts so it looks like I will be putting in new studs as well. Took the head off without the aid of a head puller.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Well I guess you're going to keep yourself busy for a day or two!. Jeff
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here's a precautionary tale: a fellow Model A'er, in our small group purchased a nice little '29 pickup a few years back, so he decided to purchase a high compression head 6.?, so, get's it installed and the group makes a short half day run. Sooo, off he goes, why he was passin every thing in sight, according to my first Model A mentor. up the hill, and down the hill, then all of a sudden he was in the dust, then he stopped, then oops. So, am i against high compression heads?, no just be careful how you step on the accelerator. blew a rod.
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