[Mgs] Head gasket advice

[Simon Matthews]

I expect to be flamed for this, but when I replaced the leaking head
gasket on my MGA, as well as using a new head gasket (obviously), I
used some of the spray-on gasket goo.

I was unable to remove one of the studs from the block, so was rather
limited in what I could do to the block.  Water was seeping out on the
right-hand side of the block (the distributor side).

It hasn't leaked since. I haven't tried to use a compression tester on
it, but there is nothing to indicate that it is leaking between
cylinders.

On another note: to remove the stud, I tried soaking it in PB Blaster,
applying heat to the stud. None of these shifted it. I dod not want to
apply too much torque to the stud, since snapping it off would give me
a worse problem. What's the secret to getting studs out?

Regards,
Simon



On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Mark J Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> wrote:
> Norm 2Bs wrote:
>> I once had a problem with leaking head gaskets on the B.  I took a couple
>> foot long section of old solid-surface countertop from a demolished kitchen,
>> glued pieces of emery paper to it & spent some time sliding the head back &
>> forth until it all showed abrasion.  That meant it was FLAT.  After that, no
>> more gasket leaks.
>>
>> Norm Sippel
>>
>>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a30NNVgwQLQ