Re: [HSS] Headgaskets Blown/Not Blown . . .

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Hudson29@aol.com wrote:

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> About the leaking head gasket in the '26 Hudson Jeff said:

>

> << I would try and retorque it before I pulled the head. Also, you will want

> to check the oil and sparkplug to make sure the water is not getting to the

> oil pan or the cylinders. >>

>

> I had always thought of headgaskets as either good or blown - is it

> possible that a slightly leaking gasket can be sealed by tightening the head

> nuts? I have no problem trying it, but if the gasket leaked under load, won't

> it give way under use. Hudson issued no torque specs, what figure should I

> use? This motor has no washer under the nuts - aren't they required for

> reliable figures?

>

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Paul, my '28 Essex has leaked a small amount of oil out the side of the

cylinder head gasket for the last 15 years, and there is no sign of

water in the oil, so I guess I have been lucky that things have not got

worse. Probably an imperfection in the block or head, or even the

gasket. There were no washers installed under the head nuts

originally. Torque the nuts down to 60-65 lbs and see if they move,

you've got nothing to lose.

Geoff.