Thread: Headgasket YAY

No there is not a gasket there. You will need to "Apply an even (thin) film of sealant, part no. STC4600 to camshaft carrier face and spread to an even film using a roller." (I used a decorators 1" foam trimming roller and got a good result.) And be very careful of oil ways and Cam journals.
Nick


I used Permatex Rigid High-Torque Gasket Maker 599BR

Thankyou we have have gotten to the bit of torquing the bolts that hold the top bit of the head. One actually just snapped so now not sure what to do. Was torquing up to 24ft/pounds as another thread was saying. Might be the ancient torque wrench but not sure

Are the bolts that hold two halves of the head special at allor just one that size,length and thread ok? Google just likes to talk about the long head bolts lol

Good stuff , couple of things , when sourcing the steel dowels , try to get the spring steel roll pin type with gap in the circumference to allow for the different expansion rates. that way the head will have less stress around those area's making it less prone to crack/warp.
Also when refilling with coolant use distilled or rainwater if using concentrate ( I use OAT ) , never had a problem
Make sure you have no signs of Oily sludge in the coolant overflow bottle as now would be the time to do the oil cooler
Cheers

Stop , just read your post pretty sure cam carrier bolts are 24 NM not ft/lb
You wil cause damage 17.5 ft/lb is about what you want

Ahh yep the ancient torque wrench didn't work at all so no mattee what we set it at it would still have over tightened only ever used OAT in my car too need one new cam carrier bolt now and a decent torque wrench LOL

Been following another thread on here for the torque settings too they must have gotten lucky

Just looking at the picture of the head on the kitchen chair. You still have the injectors in the head.
Is the head resting directly on the seat base or is it on some type of wooden spacer?
I would check that you haven't damaged the injector tips.