My head gasket leaks water out of the motor.
The pistons were seized when I bought my 550 so I rebuilt it. The surface of the head and cylinders had some rust on them. I lightly wire wheeled the surfaces. I got the motor back together and running but water is leaking out of the head. I torqued the head in the proper sequence and to the proper torque. I didn't replace the head gasket, instead I tried to reuse the old one. Do you think I can RTV the surface of the head gasket (staying away from the cylinders)?
I'm worried that a new head gasket will do the same thing since the head and cylinder surface were pitted due to the rust.
The pistons were seized when I bought my 550 so I rebuilt it. The surface of the head and cylinders had some rust on them. I lightly wire wheeled the surfaces. I got the motor back together and running but water is leaking out of the head. I torqued the head in the proper sequence and to the proper torque. I didn't replace the head gasket, instead I tried to reuse the old one. Do you think I can RTV the surface of the head gasket (staying away from the cylinders)?
I'm worried that a new head gasket will do the same thing since the head and cylinder surface were pitted due to the rust.