Posted by cv620 on June 14, 2012 at 22:22:33 from (64.136.26.153):
I have a JD A,1948, is there a secret to geting the head gasket to seal up? Am having trouble with water leaking between the head and block, exterior leak, no water in oil. Put tractor together, added water to top of block, water leaking exterior between head and block. Took tractor back apart, found 5 of the 9 head studs streached, replaced with good studs, reasembled again with another new head gasket water still leaking between head and block,exterrior, took apart again, out of curiosity I took a new torked headgasket and put some silicone on the block side to see if it would seel up, put tractor back together, ran until it reached 180 degrees no leak's exterior. I now have it back apart and took the block back to the machine shop to have the block surface machined before it gets put back together again. Have had the block bored and head rebuilt, head surface has been faced smooth and flat, block and head have been magnafluxed, no crackes. Just wondered if I have missed a trick, I dont want to put this thing back together again and find that I should have done something else. Also the 2 gasket set's that I put on were Felpro, they come with brass washers to seal the head nuts, do I have to put sealer on not only the block end of the studs but on the nut end as well? Is there suposed to be water in the head stud holes? This job is not only taking to long, it is getting expensive. Thank's for any input you could give me on this matter.
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