Re(5): D19 Diesel Headgasket IP: 68.213.56.51 Posted on 8/23/2012 at 03:23:22 PM by tbran
262 were notorious for this, Check the standout of the sleeves - factory specs calls for a - .003 - will not hold - we had special shims made to give is a stand out of +.001 or 2
Lots of these machines have heads that were milled - if so the head bolts will bottom out - thus not clamping the head down. As mac said a little special work on the head sealing rings and then making sure the bolts are not too long and the block threads are chased with a bottom tap, then it will usually hold. Replies: