headgasket help please.
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headgasket help please.
like a idiot, i torqued my headgasket while it was backwards.
i noticed it and put it the right way. torqued my arp's to 80ftlbs
now i have a small leak from the headgasket below the vtec soleniod.
is it possible that i damaged the headgasket by torquing the gasket upside down?
or should the gasket be ok to use once its the right way?
thanks.
i noticed it and put it the right way. torqued my arp's to 80ftlbs
now i have a small leak from the headgasket below the vtec soleniod.
is it possible that i damaged the headgasket by torquing the gasket upside down?
or should the gasket be ok to use once its the right way?
thanks.
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Re: headgasket help please.
I would replace it since you do have a leak from the one side of the actual headgasket (as you say) - that could possibly get worse over time and cause even worse problems. Thats just my 2c when it comes to critical components like that
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If its leaking.. then yes you must replace it. If you have it turned the right way and re-torqued it and noticed the leak... then there really is no other option.. unless you want to wait for it to get worse and have to do it again anyway...........................
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Re: headgasket help please.
its not about being cheap. just wondering if torquing it upside down would damage it.
damn! new HG it is!
thanks
damn! new HG it is!
thanks
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