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LT500R Quadracer => LT500R - Engine => Topic started by: Adzilla on February 23, 2013, 03:52:55 am

Title: Re: 1990 LT500 Leaking Head
Post by: PCS on March 04, 2013, 11:15:59 am

and once you o-ring it, you dont have to buy gaskets for the head every time it comes off saving you  2c  2c  2c

Title: Re: 1990 leaking head
Post by: LT500Kid on February 23, 2013, 11:31:50 am

Are you using your top motor mounts? If so it is a good idea to not use them on the 500's. that may help you. I o ringed my heads on my quads and never had a leak up there again

Title: Re: 1990 leaking head
Post by: Dirtzilla on February 23, 2013, 11:04:22 am

Having the head oringed has 2 purposes, stops leaks if nothing is warped but also doesn't need to be torqued as high so less chance of pulling studs out of cylinder when installing it.

Title: Re: 1990 leaking head
Post by: nASSty Zilla on February 23, 2013, 09:34:14 am

Hmmm I'm having the same problem turns out that my head was warped, I would try to resurface the head and give it one more shot with the head gaskets. But it seems the o-ring is the way to go I'm having my motor done right now so I'll let you know how it goes sometime next week. Good luck!

Title: 1990 LT500 Leaking Head
Post by: Adzilla on February 23, 2013, 03:52:55 am

Hi guys,
Need some advice! Just putting the old girl back together, but have coolant leaking from the head gasket!
Its a 1990 500, with a cool head. Do i need to get the head o-ringed? im using Cometic gaskets and torqueing down to spec but she's leaking!
Any one help???!!!