I replaced the head gasket, among other things, and the engine started right up after I put everything back together.
What a great feeling.
But then I noticed that it was leaking water from the head gasket - one stream from the starboard side, shotting just aft of the alternator. And on the port side, enough to create a steam from between the manifold and the head. One of the stud nuts has a drop of water coming through it...
Unless I am misusing the torque wrench all of the stud nuts have been torqued to 35#.
What to do?
Are the studs not deep enough into the water jacket? Should I hank on the nuts and force the head down onto the block? How much torque is too much here? And is this normal, like incoming water until the planks swell up (will the gasket eventually seal completely after some time?
What a great feeling.
But then I noticed that it was leaking water from the head gasket - one stream from the starboard side, shotting just aft of the alternator. And on the port side, enough to create a steam from between the manifold and the head. One of the stud nuts has a drop of water coming through it...
Unless I am misusing the torque wrench all of the stud nuts have been torqued to 35#.
What to do?
Are the studs not deep enough into the water jacket? Should I hank on the nuts and force the head down onto the block? How much torque is too much here? And is this normal, like incoming water until the planks swell up (will the gasket eventually seal completely after some time?
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