need help!
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Topic: need help!
Posted By: acwdwcman
Subject: need help!
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 6:38am
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On the 52 ca we are restoring we put on a new head gasket and when we put anti freeze in it it started leaking. We torqued the head bolts to what the book said to torque the. To.
Was there problems with the head gasket on these like there was the wc??
should we put two gaskets on it?
What should we do? ------------- wd with a freeman model 90 trip loader, wd45, 38 unstylled wc, b 10 garden tractor and 2-14 ac trip plow. grandpa has a 56 wd45. wd. allis chalmers snap coupler blade and 3 bottom snap coupler plow |
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Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 6:44am
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Are you stating that without the engine running, i.e. first time you poured coolant in, haven't even started the tractor yet? Did you have the block decked or the head surfaced. If the about is a true assumption you either have a really bad head gasket, or a gouge in the surface of the head or block somewhere or the coolant is leaking from somewhere else and it's showing up at the block/head area. As long as the head was torqued, and the gasket was of good quality, you should not be leaking coolant. I have never heard of running two head gaskets, I would be shocked if it would work at all, not to mention the extra valve train adjustment required. ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: acwdwcman
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 7:07am
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First time putting in coolant.its never been run.we didn't have the head plained or block. Ive heard of people putting double gaskets on a wc------------- wd with a freeman model 90 trip loader, wd45, 38 unstylled wc, b 10 garden tractor and 2-14 ac trip plow. grandpa has a 56 wd45. wd. allis chalmers snap coupler blade and 3 bottom snap coupler plow |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 7:47am
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Could be that it's a soft plug that is leaking? ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: acwdwcman
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 8:19am
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we are going to have the head plained ------------- wd with a freeman model 90 trip loader, wd45, 38 unstylled wc, b 10 garden tractor and 2-14 ac trip plow. grandpa has a 56 wd45. wd. allis chalmers snap coupler blade and 3 bottom snap coupler plow |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 8:39am
I have never heard of a problem with WC head gaskets. Putting 2 in will just add to your problems. Find the real cause. Did you look at the core plugs on the top of the head? I seriously doubt a warped head would let the coolant through without starting the engine but I guess anything is possible. Anyway, first thing to look at is the core plugs in the top of the head. If one is leaking, you can plane all you want and it won't fix the leak. Charlie ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
acwdwcman wrote:Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 8:47am
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Don't know about WC's but on BE/CE/RC engines they use 2 head gaskets to change the compression ratio for different altitudes. Even so, 1 gasket should always seal just fine. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |