[Fot] Blowing Head gaskets

[Allen Washatko]

FoT,

As a follow up to my request for information last fall regarding my  
head gasket failure at RA, I wanted to share my findings. Turns out  
that the ARP head studs did stretch! They were more than ten years  
old. Replaced them over winter and all was well last weekend. It was a  
cool weekend when we ran so the engine was making lots of power to  
fully stress the studs. The new O2 sensor indicated that we were  
running on the rich side of center.

Lesson learned: Measure and mark each head stud. Keep a record. Re- 
measure at each rebuild. Replace when they exceed the measured  
tolerance.

We also re-torqued the studs after a heat cycle. ALL turned 1/8 of a  
turn on the re-torque.

Thanks to the many who offered their insights and assistance on this  
problem.

Best,

Allen

Allen & Jody Washatko
1971 TR6  - Number 6

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