Head gasket AGAIN?! Retorque head bolts? What can I do better?
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Drifting
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That’s what I was initially suspecting- but when I felt around the exhaust it was fine. I can feel the air from under the head gasket for bout 5 seconds before the engine gets to warm and you get burned 
TReK
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Bummer after doing everything right.
Check your cylinder block for flatness using a certified straight edge and a 0.002" feeler gauge. Also check that the points where the head bolts enter the block aren't 'raised' from tightening. When using head bolts always smear some oil lube on the threads first, just a smear only on the threads, to lube their entry during final torquing down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXY9Z285Lc
Check your cylinder block for flatness using a certified straight edge and a 0.002" feeler gauge. Also check that the points where the head bolts enter the block aren't 'raised' from tightening. When using head bolts always smear some oil lube on the threads first, just a smear only on the threads, to lube their entry during final torquing down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXY9Z285Lc
Just curious,
Steel bolts, aluminum threads.
Wouldn't anti-sieze be better than oil on the threads??
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