Dyno testing 'performance mods'

[WillitBoost]

No, i honestly have no idea what that means lol

Heat it up cherry red, let it cool slowly.

 

[Gordy]

Oh well. It seals for now.

 

[robe]

With copper you can repeat the process as often as needed. After a while it becomes work hardened and will need to be softened again.

 

[Copygod69]

With copper you can repeat the process as often as needed. After a while it becomes work hardened and will need to be softened again.

I have a brass head gasket do you need to anneal it? I did and it works fine but just wondering if that was needed lol

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Brass is also a softer metal so I see no reason not to anneal it also.

 

[DieselTech]

I have a brass head gasket do you need to anneal it? I did and it works fine but just wondering if that was needed lol

Like Damien mentioned I believe it to be harder than copper & annealing it, is the best way to get a good head gasket seal.

 

[ImpulseRocket]

I always found copper annealing more effective to "quench" it from cherry red than air cool. Works either way though. It may just me being impatient and wanting it cool faster.

Brass can also be annealed, almost in the same manner as copper. Needs to be heated to a certain temp range and then cooled. I anneal brass all the time for reloading.

 

[DieselTech]

I'll mention a quick easy tip for you guys for annealing. You can use a gas stove or a electric stove.

Set a new copper head gasket right on the burner, leave it there till you see all the colors of the rainbow start appearing, then leave it for a few seconds longer.

Then shut stove off & let cool.

If reusing a copper head gasket, scratch it up with a 3m scotch brite pad, soo you can see the colors re appear as annealing.

 

[Wrench]

Water quenching has the same affect on the metal as letting it air cool
But quenching in water will remove almost all the soot from annealing with a torch,
Water quenching makes for easy faster clean up before using the gasket

 

[WillitBoost]

The crush washer was a little different than I expected. Copper painted aluminum and hollow.

First start on the new motor! The experts tell me to run 50:1 and it'll only take 10min of idling to break it in