head gaskets felpro vs. cometic... opinions

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10-12-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 02anti_vnm

so basically im looking for a new block or heads?

i blew the block out when i put the studs in but how would that crack the block? even if water was in the holes your only supposed to screw the studs into the block finger tight?

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Its when you torque the nuts on those studs down to 85ft#'s that it tries to compress the water and cracks the block.

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10-12-2009, 09:01 PM

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Head gaskets are only as good as your tune up will let them be.

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10-12-2009, 10:50 PM

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gosh

not looking forward to tearing this apart seems like all im going to find is a bigger money pit. not just the head gasket/stud change out i was looking forward to

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