As to sealant NO! NO! NO! Not on a head gasket. They should be clean and
free of oil, grease, gasket compounds etc. Surfacing the head is a good
idea!
Deano
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> From: Allen Nugent <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: More cylinder head questions
> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 3:26 PM
>
> Anthony,
>
> At 06:38 17/02/98 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >Later today, I plan on exposing those bolts and tightening them much
> >further. Does this sound like a servicable plan? Any tips?
>
> I think you'd better take the head off and use a new gasket. Was the head
> planed? If not, are you sure it was flat enough? What kind of sealant did
> you use? (Many people swear by copper gasket spray).
>
> I'll be doing this again, myself, soon. I reckon its the single-most
> insomnia-inducing operation you can perform on a motor!
>
> Allen Nugent
> Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
> University of New South Wales
> Sydney 2052 Australia
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