Re: Leaking head gasket
The engine was a mess before the rebuild so it’s hard to know what was wrong. I had extremely low compression and I blamed it on the valves but the gaskets were probably bad too. The valves, springs, and seats were all replaced and the block and heads were checked for cracks before machining. Obviously, I hope that’s not an issue.
I’ve never heard about using silver spray paint on the head gaskets. Is it too late to do that to these gaskets since they have already been tightened?
One other thing… I didn’t oil the threads of the head bolts before tightening and I see some threads recommend that. Should that matter?
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