Posted by Rod51M on August 19, 2012 at 13:16:44 from (71.254.123.101):
Thanks in advance to all who reply. I have gotten great help from you all over the past week or two. Also I have to apologize for the long-winded story that follows.
I replaced the water-header gasket on my M. Before I had removed the cover, I had taken all the hoses off but didn't realize I had to open the valve just under the water-header plate to compeltely remove all the coolant. So when I took off the plate, there was coolant just below the level of the plate. I am glad it was still there because of what happened next. I thoroughly cleaned the mating surfaces of the plate and the block. The plate was corroded, but I didnt' think the surface was too bad. I put the gasket on and carfully tighted the bolts in small increments, alternating from bolts that were opposite each other. I did not use a torque wrench becuase I didn't know the specs and also because I couldnt get at these with my torque wrench (they are behind the carb).
Next day I rolled the tractor out of my shop to begin painting it, so it got bumped around a bit and the coolant in the block sloshed around a bit too. I was really disappointed to see a small trickle of coolant running down the side of the block from my new gasket. I would hate to see it under pressure!
So I need advice. Should I have used gasket sealer? The gasket is a thin rubber one, not a cork (it is IH, not aftermarket). If I remove the cover now and the gasket looks ok, can I use the sealer and reuse the gasket?
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