hell yeah the vehicle i bought to be reliable and boring blew its headgaskets, hell yeah previous owner fucked the gasket surfaces, hell yeah a fucked header stud won't back out

hell yeah

  • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Your situation sounds pretty dire. Good luck with your next attempt. The last resort I can possibly think of is temperature of the metal itself, like for example if you're working in a cold garage. I got shit that only leaks on my car motor if the temperature gets down in the 20s. After driving a bit and the engine warms up the gaskets get snug and the leak quits. Edit: 20F I mean, not C.

    • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It's definitely not heated out there but it's just in the 40s-50s (f) lately, so torching it might do the job. I might try cleaning all the flammables off it this evening and hitting it with a torch, but I suspect I'll end up at my friend's joint tacking a nut on tomorrow. The other option is used Buell heads, but hotting up this bike is the complete opposite of my plans.. I already hotted up my Honda thumper that I had to pull apart and am now stymied by back-ordered parts to fix a case leak.