bout to give up

[brandoz28]

after a heat cycle or 2 you need to check both the base and head gaskets for proper torque.

don't go he-man tight on them though, you can pull the studs right out of the jug.

 

[2smoker85]

at least if i rebuild it and it breaks i only want to kick my own ass...been there man head gasket went when torqued to "spec" guess what i torqued em to like 85-90 the next time and didnt have problems, only time u should have a shop do something is porting and boring/honing.

 

[Demo4o1]

at least if i rebuild it and it breaks i only want to kick my own ass...been there man head gasket went when torqued to "spec" guess what i torqued em to like 85-90 the next time and didnt have problems, only time u should have a shop do something is porting and boring/honing.

if this was facebook i'd "like" I:I that comment

 

[89blasty]

ill give ya 100 way it sits man

 

[88' blaster]

ill give ya 100 way it sits man

way to low-ball man. try again with some one on craigslist Pittsburgh who thinks there blaster is all high and mighty because it has a dg pipe. i know what i have been offered in the past and i know what it is worth

 

[hudack]

sucks to hear but how is it the shops fault that the head gasket went or that you ran it after the head gasket went

 

[99LRDblaster]

The head nuts are only like 20ft-lbs of torque. You do have to make sure to torque it down in a criss cross manner. I typically get it all snug then torque criss cross to 10ft-lbs, then criss cross again to 20ft libs. Copper Spray A Gasket is a help too.

 

[89blasty]

way to low-ball man. try again with some one on craigslist Pittsburgh who thinks there blaster is all high and mighty because it has a dg pipe. i know what i have been offered in the past and i know what it is worth

i knew that was low. i wonderin if u were pissed enough that youd sell it cheap. how much you want the way it sits?

 

[2smoker85]

i do 85-90 on the base bolts and 30 on the head bolts. star pattern

 

[245stroker]

I don't run a head gasket so I don't have this problem! Sorry to hear that its not running though

 

[hudack]

I don't run a head gasket so I don't have this problem! Sorry to hear that its not running though

say whaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Demo4o1]

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[245stroker]

My heads been cut to run a delron o-ring. Just one less thing to worry about, imo.

 

[N8tsNastyBlasty]

check the jug and head with a straight edge if either are off lap it down smooth anneal the gasket or get a new one.I'm a new fan of copper head gasket spray and suggest it. do a leak down and definetly do a retorque.

 

[99LRDblaster]

My heads been cut to run a delron o-ring. Just one less thing to worry about, imo.

Does that handle that heat?

 

[bagds101]

get it pulled apart and get pics of the carnage !!!!!!!
possible it's just the gasket

BTW, IMO, head gaskets only blow for one reason...not retorqing them enuf after doing the heat cycles, after i had one blow, i threw the torque wrench out, and just crank them SOB's tight, havent had a problem since

i do the same damn thing. i think i only used a torque wrench about twice. then i said hell with it since one day i started it and heard a pop then a bog. had an air leak. i just crank mine in a star pattern until i feel its safe. then give them about another 1/8th turn.