What is Permatex HPF?
Rich - Ashburn, VA
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From: DICEMAN469@aol.com [mailto:DICEMAN469@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 9:45 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: More head gasket questions.
OK, I got the truck back together last night, but I haven't started it yet.
Any last-second preparations I should make before firing her up?? I'm really
nervous about blowing another head gasket. I pulled the old ones off,
cleaned
off all the material, then I sanded them down using 150 grit sandpaper, then
220 to get it smooth and clean. I used paint thinner to clean off any
residue
and reassembled using the permatex copper sealant someone on the list had
recommended to me. I torqued down the heads to 50lbs first step, then 105lbs
second step. Waited 24 hours, then retorqued them again to 105lbs. I put oil
on the bolt heads, to get a more accurate reading. I used permatex HPF on
the
intake manifold-to-head gaskets, and black rtv on the cork gaskets.
Everything else I installed dry. All you guys that have done this type of
work before, do I sound like I did okay?? Any other things I should do after
I fire it up?? Anything after I fire it up?? It's really cold outside and I
spend a rediculous amount of time performing this job, and I want this to be
the last time I ever do it.
-Austin
Vipertruck
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