View Poll Results: Has anyone partially blown a head gasket with ARP head studs?
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Head gasket apperad to went bad with ARP head studs
Originally Posted by TampaTurbo
It was done using a torque wrench. I was there. Its all good. just trying to figure why its leaking.
I wasn't talking about the nut. I was referring to the the stud. When you guys put the stud into the block did you tighten it by hand using an allen wrench? If so you need to use a rachet instead. Get one of the socket that have an allen wrench tip and use that with a rachet to tighten the stud down.
Good luck.
Originally Posted by gt40
Something was done wrong in the install. ARP studs are a lot stronger than stock and the only reason you would have a problem is because of the studs not being fully seated, torqued etc.
Originally Posted by GOKOU
I wasn't talking about the nut. I was referring to the the stud. When you guys put the stud into the block did you tighten it by hand using an allen wrench? If so you need to use a rachet instead. Get one of the socket that have an allen wrench tip and use that with a rachet to tighten the stud down.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Originally Posted by GOKOU
I wasn't talking about the nut. I was referring to the the stud. When you guys put the stud into the block did you tighten it by hand using an allen wrench? If so you need to use a rachet instead. Get one of the socket that have an allen wrench tip and use that with a rachet to tighten the stud down.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Oil weeping from the head and a blown head gasket are two different things! If you have bad compression then you can call it a blown head gasket. Mine weeps oil also after the 1x1 head stud intall. In retrospect it was not the right way to do it.
Originally Posted by EvoTech
Oil weeping from the head and a blown head gasket are two different things! If you have bad compression then you can call it a blown head gasket. Mine weeps oil also after the 1x1 head stud intall. In retrospect it was not the right way to do it.
Originally Posted by TampaTurbo
What exactly do you mean by a 1X1 head stud install. Sorry for the retardedness.
He means 1 stock bolt off and 1 ARP stud back on for all 10 of them.
Originally Posted by VTECH8TR
Mark,
He means 1 stock bolt off and 1 ARP stud back on for all 10 of them.
He means 1 stock bolt off and 1 ARP stud back on for all 10 of them.
I have the same problem and I am going to replace my head gasket in few weeks. I am using stock head gasket as its pretty thick and maybe going back to stock headstuds...
all the bla bla about head studs was for nothing...
Mine were installed by dyno4mance
all the bla bla about head studs was for nothing...
Mine were installed by dyno4mance
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