It only takes 10-15 Minutes to remove the rocker arms and carburetor, the engine remains hot enough to do a retorque.
Valves are adjusted cold, what little heat left in the engine will not bother the intake valve adjustment. There are only four and you can be sneaky and do them with the engine idling. Intakes are 0.018" on the "F"-Head.
leaking head gasket?
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Re: leaking head gasket?
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Re: leaking head gasket?
Just got back from a 15 mile mountain drive. running great. I used a napa head gasket "felpro" ? copper coat and permatex 2 on bolts.Don't ever remember bolts going like 1 turn on a re tourque.
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A good ending to your story.
2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
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HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
7 MIL SPEC MAINTAINED MV'S
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