I have had no probs with my head gasket on my z18. it also is a 2mm ridgecreast. I
have the oring in the blick and the matching groove in the head. sorry to say that I
dont think tighting it down any further will help. All i can really say is make sure
you get sealant around each and every hole, including the ones that arnt used. when i
last pulled my z18 down I could hardly shift the head.
I hoped that helped drop me a line if you have any questions and I will try and answer
them.
Steve
> Hey,
> Im in a not too impressed mood at the moment as ive just spent all
> yesterday rebuilding my z18 using a ridgecrest 2mm copper head gasket. I
> had the head machined and o-ringed, and i used 3 bond sealer around the
> water and oil holes etc. Anyhow i finished it off today and started it
> up only to find that coolant is slowly dripping from the exhuast side
> between the head and the block!!! Im rather pissed and was wondering if
> anyone had any brain waves or have i just gotta get my self into the
> mood to do the whole bloody operation over again?!?! We torqued the head
> bolts to around 60 ft/pounds. I have left it to cool down (it only ran
> for about 2-3minutes) and am thinking i might try re-torqueing the head
> bolts a bit tighter - but i dont want to strip them either
> Its all f#@ked basically
> Steve.
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