Actually, I misspoke. My inclination is "lipped" side down. But.....?
Jim
In a message dated 4/7/01 2:42:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ct54531@aol.com
writes:
>
> List:
>
> Replacing head gasket on 65 4A. Haynes manual makes the comment that if the
> gasket says 'top' on one side, put that side up. This one doesn't say but
> it
> does have a smooth edged side and a side with a "lip" on it. My inclination
> is smooth side down. Correct?
> Also, I note that both Haynes and the Ken Ball Owners Workshop Manual state
> that the head bolts should be torqued to 100-105 ft lbs. But on page 48 of
> Haynes it talks about 45 ft lbs. Now, I KNOW that, when I took them off
> they
> were torqued to more than 45 but I'm curious if that's just a typo or am I
> missing something.
> Finally, any good (or harm) done by using sealant with the head gasket? I'm
> inclined not to since there was none there before but -- sometimes opinions
> and/or techniques change over time.
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
> CT54531L
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