ahh the pain
i have a copper head gasket in my 18rgeu
block was o-ringed
this is what i did:
got the head re-annealed (or however you say it) which is basically heating it to cherry red and allowing it to cool down again, should make it nice and soft.
grab a hold of copper gasket cement spray (i think the brand name was vht or something similar from autopro)
now clean the gasket as best you can and make sure it is nice and flat (take care not to bend it even though it is tempting to see how soft it is after the heating process)
make sure block face is flat and clean
make sure head face is flat and clean (i got mine shaved to make sure)
have everything together
spray gasket evenly and reasonably liberally (but not to dripping status)
it gets tacky reasonably quickly so you have about a 3 minute window to wait for it to go tacky and then another 3 minute window to chuck it on the block (it should fit perfectly) and then chucking the head on and tightening it down.
i tightened to the upper limits of the torque settings which i think was 60-63 odd ft per pound.
ran it to operating temparature, let it cool down ensure tension was still correct. ran for about 2 weeks and confirm tensions a second time.
so far i havent lost my coolant or oil (fingers crossed) which was where it was going before (into the cylinders that is).
if anyone could verify or hone this technique then please cos i would love to know also
hope it helps you though
Tue, 04 May 2004 04:38
