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Old Mar 10, 2019 | 07:10 PM
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8BA weaping heads

The head gaskets on our v8 are weaping. I have torqued them down twice already after bringing it up to temperature but I did not torque them down again after driving it for the first time and putting a load on the engine. My first step is to torque them down again. I have been using 55 lbs as my final torque but should I go higher? Using stock 8BA heads milled and copper gaskets sprayed with copper sealant.

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Old Mar 10, 2019 | 07:30 PM
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Copper gaskets are not very forgiving. They also need more squeeze than composition gaskets. I'd bump up to 65 ft-lbs. Factory specs are 65-70.
 
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This is the best stuff to use on copper faced and steel gaskets, as it resembles the coating already on the gaskets.

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