28-09-2018, 04:17 PM
Hello All
I've been cautious not to tempt fate and reveal my results but as the original poster I thought I'd better do so now as the post has been brought back to life again.
Well, as I said at the time, I used the anti-sieze copperslip on the gasket and it certainly sealed apart from the stud bubbling so I continued to re check the torques every outing for the next few times until I couldn't get any more movement on the nut at 18 lbs.
This didn't stop the bubbling around the centre stud so I resorted to removing the nut and applying some jet-blue (a plumbers best friend) around the thread and retightened the nut.
Since then, no bubbling and a perfectly good head gasket seal so, so far, so good.
I still may try the 5990 if I do have any more issues but hopefully not for a while.
Once again, many thanks to you all for your support.
Graham.
I've been cautious not to tempt fate and reveal my results but as the original poster I thought I'd better do so now as the post has been brought back to life again.
Well, as I said at the time, I used the anti-sieze copperslip on the gasket and it certainly sealed apart from the stud bubbling so I continued to re check the torques every outing for the next few times until I couldn't get any more movement on the nut at 18 lbs.
This didn't stop the bubbling around the centre stud so I resorted to removing the nut and applying some jet-blue (a plumbers best friend) around the thread and retightened the nut.
Since then, no bubbling and a perfectly good head gasket seal so, so far, so good.
I still may try the 5990 if I do have any more issues but hopefully not for a while.
Once again, many thanks to you all for your support.
Graham.