Compression head issue

[Andrew1234]

I got a high compression head and when I tighten down the bolts the head gasket folds on the sides where there are no bolts but the side with the bolts are ok why is it doing that?

 

[DAMIEN1307]

I got a high compression head and when I tighten down the bolts the head gasket folds on the sides where there are no bolts but the side with the bolts are ok why is it doing that?

Pictures would tell us a heck of a lot more than the description you just gave..Maybe someone else can, but I cannot understand the meaning of what you just said...lol.

 

[Andrew1234]

Pictures would tell us a heck of a lot more than the description you just gave..Maybe someone else can, but I cannot understand the meaning of what you just said...lol.

When I tighten down the bolts the gasket bends downward causing a leak I can’t take a pic because you can’t see anything due to the bad angle

 

[Andrew1234]

Pictures would tell us a heck of a lot more than the description you just gave..Maybe someone else can, but I cannot understand the meaning of what you just said...lol.

Maybe I can put gasket maker or sealant to fix it if I don’t find out why it’s doing that

 

[ImpulseRocket89]

Sounds like the head and cylinder need to be decked. One or both is not perfectly flat. A bit of glass and some wet sand paper will do the trick.

 

[Andrew1234]

Sounds like the head and cylinder need to be decked. One or both is not perfectly flat. A bit of glass and some wet sand paper will do the trick.

Thanks!

 

[Whitewill1412]

Are you tightening the 4 nuts in a criss cross pattern?

 

[Andrew1234]

Are you tightening the 4 nuts in a criss cross pattern?

Yes

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Are you tightening the 4 nuts in a criss cross pattern?

Yes

And a little at a time on each one, not all 144 inch pounds at once on each one???

 

[Andrew1234]

And a little at a time on each one, not all 144 inch pounds at once on each one???

I am I think the gasket is catching the threads.