[Fot] Six head gasket?

[Kas Kastner]

Lay some small diameter copper wire around the area you want to seal and th
deal is over. I used Gasket Cinch to hold the wire in place on the head.

*Never be beaten by equipment.*


On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 3:57 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Bob’s right. I have a 1” and a 1/2” vent on the valve cover, and my rear
> main seal leaks have stopped.
> The head still seeped, though, so i still vote for some permatex
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 2, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Robert Lang via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi - My vote is for venting. Add more vents!!! Oil pushes out because of
> pressure in the block. Give the pressure somewhere to go and either you get
> less leaks or no more leaks (depending on the state of the engine).
>
> I think Kas covers this pretty well in one or more of the books.
>
> ;-)
>
> By way of example, I run two 1/2" vents in the valve cover and one via the
> fuel pump blanking plate, so three total. I also run PCV and a Goodparts
> oil separator. As long as I keep the revs under 6000, the oil getting
> pushed out seems to be very small indeed, maybe a few teaspoons per session.
>
> There's a common misconception about what gaskets do. They do not relieve
> pressure and that's why you're pushing oil. Get rid of the positive crank
> case pressure and "Bob's yter unKle".
>
> c ya,
> Bob Lang
>
> On Sunday, March 1, 2020, 6:30:03 PM EST, Brian Dennis via Fot <
> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Any head gasket suggestions for gt6 12:1 motor. Have had chronic oil leak
> at pushrod side of head. Had same problem with two different heads before
> this one as well. With a different block.  Current Block is zero deck
> height and head is cut to achieve the 12:1.
> Just wondering what others might be using for head gasket?
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
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