Posted by littlefarmer on April 23, 2014 at 06:19:07 from (173.87.84.82):
After overhauling my M this winter, I am now having a persistent water leak into the crankcase. I took the head off and replaced the gasket. I also replaced the head studs with an ARP stud and nut set. Used spray sealer on the gasket and re-torqued after 10 hours.
When I took the head in to the machinist for the valve job, I asked him if it should be checked for leaks. He said if I wasn't having any problems before it should be ok.
I'm right in the middle of field work for spring planting, so this is really a bad time for this to happen.
Would using a block sealer in the radiator help for this? Can anyone recommend a particular brand? Any other advice I what I can do before tearing the whole thing down again? Thanks for any advice!
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