I just did a valve job on a Volvo AQ 151A 4 cylinder freshwater cooled (50/50 antifreeze mix).
The head gasket came with a peel off plastic sheet. The gasket was not tacky at all - unusual given the head gaskets I've used in the past(none VP)
I installed it and after I refilled the system with coolant a couple days later I noticed a tiny coolant leak about teaspoon or so had leaked and coming from between the block and head.
With a smidge of pressure in the tank a tiny drop forms and it is coming from the honeycombed metal core of the gasket.
Head has been torqued correctly.
Do you think when the gasket heats up, it'll get tacky, compress a bit, re-torque and I'm good to go...
or did I buy a crap gasket kit and I'm screwed. The brand was Elwis.
I suppose this is a poll of sorts...
The head gasket came with a peel off plastic sheet. The gasket was not tacky at all - unusual given the head gaskets I've used in the past(none VP)
I installed it and after I refilled the system with coolant a couple days later I noticed a tiny coolant leak about teaspoon or so had leaked and coming from between the block and head.
With a smidge of pressure in the tank a tiny drop forms and it is coming from the honeycombed metal core of the gasket.
Head has been torqued correctly.
Do you think when the gasket heats up, it'll get tacky, compress a bit, re-torque and I'm good to go...
or did I buy a crap gasket kit and I'm screwed. The brand was Elwis.
I suppose this is a poll of sorts...