Re: Head Gasket Questions

Posted by IrishPackard On 2009/4/20 3:42:51

Hi there,

An easy enough job to replace the gasket, did it several times before an engine rebuild.

I lifted the head off myself by standing over the engine
(Health and Safety people look away!), the 8 head is amazingly heavy! While replacing the head I likewise did the job myself, only problem was when the head was reluctant to go the last few inches. I, in my stupidity, had my fingers underneath and when the head suddenly dropped my fingers were jammed solid between head and block.

My cell phone was sitting uselessly in my pocket and my garage, constructed to keep noise in, did exactly what it was supposed to do!

Eventually I dragged my fingers out, but had to remove the head again to remove lumps of skin off the gasket!

The solution is to place several pices of wood across the block to prevent the head suddednly dropping thus saving your fingers for more important tasks.

Pat.