ferp420 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 anyone ever make or use copper head gaskets on a ea82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) With all due respect, I really don't see point. IMHO the rest of the engine would explode long before a good old Felpro perma-torque will fail... Edited February 11, 2015 by Crazyeights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 i just installed new head gaskets and one failed i dont want to wait for anothee one in the mail and i dont want to pay 30 at orealys and i have alot of copper to play with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 and a small comprestion bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 old gasket im sure it was something i did but i cant figure out why it would fail like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I hope it works for you, clearly you have the skills to pull it off. Are you going to coat it or just put it on dry. Have you checked the surface to see if it's warped? I am looking forward to my dose of "humble pie" if you make this work. Then I'll want a pair Edited February 12, 2015 by Crazyeights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two85s Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Yeah, looks pretty awesome!! Keep us posted on your results and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 i do plan on coating it with copper gasket spray stuff and if it works ill have to pull the motor back out and do the other side but i want to make sure it works before i go to all the trouble of making another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 It'll be interesting to see how it works. I can see that down the road, I might need to do this, when a head gasket fails, and there are no more replacements available... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 It'll be interesting to see how it works. I can see that down the road, I might need to do this, when a head gasket fails, and there are no more replacements available... That's when you go EJ OR eventually FA/FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 theres a crosstrek motor on craigslist ive been drooling over for a few days now its just bad timing for me right now or i would be snatching it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 so gasket is on engine is in its running i took it for a short drive and no more valcano out the radiator in fact theres almost no air bubbles i know theres still some air in the system so im expecting some bubbles but i popped the cap the water was right at the top of the radiator and only very small random bubbles i still havent installed the thermostate so i know theres no air traped there so so far so good we will see if it holds up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ferp420 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 so the compression side of the gasket is all good but the bottom side has a definite oil leak im gona try and retorque it and see if i can get the oil to stop leaking i should have used the copper gasket sealer on it im sure i can get this to work its just gona need more work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Update im pulling the copper gasket off today i couldent get the oil to stop leaking so im installing a real gasket in its place so i guess this test was a fail but i think i can seal them so the next motor will have them just a few disign changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Great try! I wouldn't have even though it possible and it sounds like you COULD make it work if you really wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Im thinking if i anealed it then copper coated it it would have sealed better but i think the key is to make the holes match the holes in the block and heads and not the holes in a blown out gasket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 That makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 A thought I had. cut a shallow groove around the oil & coolant passages on both sides. Use RTV or aerobic sealant t keep the fluids where they belong.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think the copper is to thin to cut a grove in from what i read on the net the trick is to strip a single strand of copper out of a copper wire and shape it to fit the ports and superglue it in place they say the wire will bite in to the head and make a very strong seal but that ridge would be hell to get out of the serface of the head and block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 But i could use the bead roller and roll a small grove in it then fill with silicone ive seen store baught gaskets done like that might work better if used on mulit layered gaskets i dont know what would be easyer to make but it woild make surfacing the heads easyer or maybe highbread them together 2 layers a bead roled around the ports then copper wire ring then high temp silicone then samwitch it all together now that would be a hell of a gasket but would take me a few days to make each gasket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Ok now i want to make a set for my little 6.2 diesel darn it to many projects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yeah, small bead thing might be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well im doing exhaust gaskets today maybe ill try it out on a simmple gasket our bead roler in the shop has to be close to 50 years old and takes alot of finness to get anything desent out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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