evildky Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 so my head has started to seep a decent amount and I figure while I'm down for the clutch I might go ahead and slap on a copper headgasket and perhaps having the head surfaced for a good seal while I've got it apart, I was hoping to take just .020 with a 2 mil headgasket which would leave me at pretty close to stock compression (I'll raise it when I build a forged bottom end) this sound like a safe plan? also anyone got a good source for the copper headgaskets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy36 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 sce is a good source for head gaskets. I think I paid around $80 for mine. Beware of sealing problems though. I first installed mine (all freshly machined surfaces) with copper coat sealant and it started leaking combustion gasses into the coolant. I talked the my engine builder and he recommended another spray sealer that contains Hylomar. That worked quite a bit better, but I still have leakage issues. In my opinion, I would stay away from the copper, as they seem to have issues sealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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