[Fot] TR4 head gasket leak today at PIR

[Mark Pendergrass]

Mike, i can assume that you re-torgued the head a time or to and did the 
head studs get set in the block ok ? I had the same issue at the same 
corner, water was weeping up the stud threads and coming out at the nut and 
washer area, i let it set till morning, and gave it another torgue and that 
took care of it.........Mark P
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Mehl" <mike.mehl at yahoo.com>
To: "Triumph Friends of" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 6:28 PM
Subject: [Fot] TR4 head gasket leak today at PIR


> Well;
> I have been chasing some weird cooling issues which I though I has
> sorted out.  Trailerd down to Portland Intl.  made it one lap.  Didn't
> overheat it but squirted water out the overflow tank.   I did not build 
> the
> engine and this is my first triumph.  I had some off line discussions with 
> a
> few FOT folks trying to sort this out.  Like I said I thought I had it 
> fixed.
> I understand there are a few tricks to assembling the head gasket.  It is
> leaking to the outside in the right front of the head.
>
> Looking for some
> tips on replacing the head gasket.
>
> thanks!!!!!
>
> Mike Mehl
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