John writes-
>After finding combustion gasses bubbling up at the radiator cap above 1500
>RPM, I checked the torque on one head bolt. It was between 80 and 90 foot
>pounds instead of 105.
>Would it be worth retorquing the head, putting the rocker arm and the carbs
>back on, regapping the valves and seeing if the problem is cured?
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John,
In my experience you would just be wasting your time. The head gasket is
already gone. Bite the bullet, take the head off, find out why the gasket
blew, fix then replace. That's the ONLY real cure
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire
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