[Healeys] Head Gasket

[John Rowe]

Mike, Simply tighten the rocker studs manually, there is no need to torque these to a specific value.

I wish you well with the repaired head.

John Rowe

Qld Australia

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael MacLean via Healeys
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2020 4:37 AM
To: gradea1 at charter.net; Henry G Leach via Healeys; 'Perry Small'


Cc: 'healeys'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Head Gasket

 

Even if I figure out which way to put the head gasket on there still is a few more questions.  The service manual says to torque the head bolts from 65 - 70 ft lbs.  It does not mention anything about the rocker studs.  I'm guessing they are torqued to the same specs?  As far as coating the gasket I intend to use Wellseal.  And my head was also previously repaired between 2 and 3 by an old school welder.  The problem was to repair the crack needed a lot of meat ground away from the intake ports of 2 and 3 to do the welding on the inside of the head.  Of coarse the head would still work, but I just thought the air flow would be different between the inner and out intake ports.  I had the head pocket ported to even the flow out some.  Who knows, it may all be for nothing if it cracks again.  Then I'll spring for an aluminum head.  At least then I will have this gasket and torque thing pretty well sorted out.

Mike MacLean

 

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