head gasket leaking

[jb88ci]

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[jb88ci]

Well, it was a head gasket problem. I must have not torqued it evenly when i first installed it. She's fine now. Lesson learned.

[Shannon]

Let me guess. You torqued the head in small increments and it quit leaking ??

This is my earlier post where I forgot to sign-in.

It is normal to get some leakage and oil weeping from the Head/Base/Case gaskets as well as the compression releases. As an example a severely flooded engine may present fuel bubbles emerging from between head and cylinder as the crank is slowly rotated on the compression stroke. Check for cracks in head (especially around sparkplug hole) and incorrect gasket placement (centering-orientation). Remove the head to verify gasket placement. Check that case studs are centered in cylinder holes prior to re-installation of head (cylinder alignment). Retorque head in small increments (30-40 in/lbs at a time) up to the ultimate value of 210-220 in/lbs. Re-torque the head after 5-10hrs and check every 25-50hrs.

[jb88ci]

yep, did just that......i now need to adjust the timing slightly. She's kicking back, pulling the starter cord out of my hand....