09-09-2021, 03:56 PM
Hi All
I am having issues with blowing head gaskets, I know what the problem is ; the block has some pitting around where the gaskets blows and water starts to rise up through one of the head studs and leaks out of the nut/stud on top of the head, this then becomes progressively worse until the head gasket blows between the two studs in this area, I want to fill in the pitted area on top of the block and intend using liquid metal, my question is has anybody done this before successfully ?
Additionally the stud that leaks coolant up through it has been Heli coiled in the past so this may be giving a problem also. the last time I changed the head gasket I used new studs and liquid PTFE on all the studs to make sure they did not turn on tightening the studs down
Thoughts ? any help appreciated
I am having issues with blowing head gaskets, I know what the problem is ; the block has some pitting around where the gaskets blows and water starts to rise up through one of the head studs and leaks out of the nut/stud on top of the head, this then becomes progressively worse until the head gasket blows between the two studs in this area, I want to fill in the pitted area on top of the block and intend using liquid metal, my question is has anybody done this before successfully ?
Additionally the stud that leaks coolant up through it has been Heli coiled in the past so this may be giving a problem also. the last time I changed the head gasket I used new studs and liquid PTFE on all the studs to make sure they did not turn on tightening the studs down
Thoughts ? any help appreciated