Leaky Head Gasket - New Engine
OK, so I put my engine all together and torqued everything properly.
Monday I started the engine and brought it up to temperature. Noticed an
oil leak, so I shut the car down and fixed that yesterday (new sensors for
autometer gauges needed to be even tighter). Today, restarted the car and
brought it up to temperature. After a couple high RPM revs (5500 RPM),
walked around the car to check for oil, but saw water on the ground. Upon
further inspection, water is coming from the front right side of the
engine (when facing it from the front) at the head gasket joint.
The head and block were decked flat and I'm 99.9999999% certain I torqued
and yielded all bolts per the specification. My first inkling is to pop
the valve cover and add another 10 degrees to the bolt on that side, but
I'm not so sure that is a good idea. The other option is painful: pull
the head and start over. It is mostly painful because it would require
removal of the front cover and dropping the timing chain.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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Bill
Planet 6 Racing
bill (at) planet6racing (dot) com