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JKY · 01-05-2022, 12:17 PM

Take a peek into the radiator while it's running, you may see air bubbling in the water. That indicates a leak. Took me two tries with mine to get it fixed right. First time I didn't take the time it needed to torque it down properly using a composite gasket. I talked to Steve at Bert's, he changed me to a copper Best gasket and I took my time installing it and torquing it down. That did the job.

Also change the oil after you finish, you likely have water/antifreeze in the oil. One of the old timers here recommended an oil change with the gasket replacement, a 15 minute trip to warm the engine and another oil change right after that to get the water that was stuck in the valve galley out.

01-05-2022, 12:17 PM	#9
JKY Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 150	Re: Bad Case of the White Smoke Take a peek into the radiator while it's running, you may see air bubbling in the water. That indicates a leak. Took me two tries with mine to get it fixed right. First time I didn't take the time it needed to torque it down properly using a composite gasket. I talked to Steve at Bert's, he changed me to a copper Best gasket and I took my time installing it and torquing it down. That did the job. Also change the oil after you finish, you likely have water/antifreeze in the oil. One of the old timers here recommended an oil change with the gasket replacement, a 15 minute trip to warm the engine and another oil change right after that to get the water that was stuck in the valve galley out.