Head gasket leaked on first run:(

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:06 am

So I ran my engine for the first time last night for just a minute or less. Ran very well. Came back and ran it for about 5 minutes and when I shut it off I noticed some oil pooling up on the starter. Deffinately coming from the head gasket. I put the two O-rings in the proper position and I was not expecting this thing to leak. I'm pretty upset. Is there anything that can be done besides tearing back into it and putting a new head gasket in?
Thanks, Jethro

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:23 am

Have ya tightened the head bolts since ya ran it?
Did ya use a gasket set with the 2 blue top gaskets?. ........lm

Jethro wrote:So I ran my engine for the first time last night for just a minute or less. Ran very well. Came back and ran it for about 5 minutes and when I shut it off I noticed some oil pooling up on the starter. Deffinately coming from the head gasket. I put the two O-rings in the proper position and I was not expecting this thing to leak. I'm pretty upset. Is there anything that can be done besides tearing back into it and putting a new head gasket in?
Thanks, Jethro

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:07 am

Thanks for the reply LM. I got the gasket set from you when you rebuilt my head. Havn't tightened the head nuts yet. When I assembled the engine, I torqued the nuts, retorqued them a day later, then torqued them again a few days after that. 15 ft. lbs. if I remember right. Should I go tighter?

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:03 pm

Go to 22. ..........lm

Jethro wrote:Thanks for the reply LM. I got the gasket set from you when you rebuilt my head. Havn't tightened the head nuts yet. When I assembled the engine, I torqued the nuts, retorqued them a day later, then torqued them again a few days after that. 15 ft. lbs. if I remember right. Should I go tighter?

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:56 pm

Will do, thanks LM
Is it pretty common to have to torque to 22? Do they tend to leak at only 15 FT. LBs?

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:53 pm

Book shows 13.xx to 16.xx.
I go 22 as all the threads are not as new. ........lm

Jethro wrote:Will do, thanks LM
Is it pretty common to have to torque to 22? Do they tend to leak at only 15 FT. LBs?

305nutt · Post by **305nutt** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:26 am

I feel your pain, I just went through the same thing. I tried retorquing and all, but nothing helped. I took it apart again, put on another nos head gasket but put a small film of ultra black silicon on both sides of the gasket and a coat on another new set of orings, put it together and it is leak free now. The worst part is I didn't see anything obvious and scrapped a nos head gasket. The only thing I can figure is the silicon helped seal it up. Good luck, let us know what happens. nutt

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