Re: More head gasket questions.

From: Alan Short (ashort@flash.net)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 10:26:11 EST


Change the oil & filter, check the coolant level.
Alan S.

DICEMAN469@aol.com wrote:

> 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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