Head gasket leaked on first run:(

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:55 am

I really hope that I don't have to pull the head off but I guess we'll see. How tight did you go on the head nuts? It seems that quite a few people have this issue and I'm wondering about how many people do as you did with some sort of sealant. I will post my results after I torque to 22. If that doesn't work I may try 25.

Jethro

Goodysnap · Post by **Goodysnap** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:40 pm

I had a leaker too after multiple passes at 15 ftlbs. Let it set a couple days and retorqued again before install. To be honest I just snugged em with a wrench after a couple run cycles due to the lack of access with a socket on the inner nuts. I dare say I took em another full turn at least. But no more drips on the floor.

305nutt · Post by **305nutt** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:52 am

I went 22 like LM says about 4 times. On aluminum heads you need to make about 4 rounds with the torque wrench to make sure everything is seated good. Nutt

mike horvath · Post by **mike horvath** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:19 am

Jethro,
All good advice here. I went through the same thing as Goodysnap and the leaks stopped. I think I torqued to 18-19lbs, then with the slight leak after a good running, letter cool down and hit it with an open end the next day just a tad and voila!

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:05 am

Well I torqued to 22 then thought to myself I should just go to 25 to be safe. So I put it all back together and ran it last night and it still leaked. I could actually see a few tiny bubbles coming out along with the oil seepage. So I'm pulling the engine and getting a new gasket. I will put a light film of hylomar on the gasket surfaces so this will not happen again. My question is where can I order an OEM head gasket from?

Jethro

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:48 am

Thanks for the advice everyone. I really do appreciated it. So I pulled my cylinder head off tonight and immediately noticed quite a bit of oil from the two outboard rear studs. Does this sound normal? I put the o-rings on the front outboard studs. Should I have put them on the aft ones? I thought the oil galleys were the two front outboard ones. I'm confused. Anyone care to explain and give some pointers?

Thanks, Jethro

davomoto · Post by **davomoto** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:39 am

Jethro,

The o-rings go on the front studs, there are larger holes in the head gasket that they sit in. I like to put a thin film of Hondabond on those o-rings. If you have an 8x1.25 die, run it down the studs to clean up the threads, makes for a more even torque.

Davo

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