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Head gasket didn't seal.. aww man. 900 1995

posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Wed Oct 30 18:05 CST 2013
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I presume so. I used to use a clicky torque wrench, but I never felt like it was correct, however, i also have a bendy-rod type which I've used to confirm the clicky-wrench. I just used the bendy rod this time.

Bolts were torqued in three stages working from center bolts, clockwise around the head to the outer bolts.

I did this same job last march, after a failure in the original gasket (about a year after a near-overheat from a failed heater valve).


This is my first time with a gasket not sealing. The only thing I did different was not greasing the block.

The new head was purchased from another volvo owner. It checked out with a straight-edge, but I didn't put a micrometer on it.






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