leaking head gasket

[3or4HONDA]

Well i started up the quad yesterday just to let it warm up and when i shut it off after about 10 minutes this is what i seen.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/michfan4432/041-1.jpg


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/michfan4432/045-3.jpg


the gasket was bubbling and obviously blowing out oil.


my question is im only running 11:1 so do you think the stock stud pulled or just a ****ty gasket?

I used moose racing gasket kit and this time ill use cometic.


im gonna get the head ported while its off but should i get hd studs or just try a cometic gasket and see if that was the problem?


thanks for any input
Adam

[3or4HONDA]

anybody?

really just wondering if i should do HD studs now or just a new gasket and see if that solves the problem.


either cometic flex steel or xr.

[lester985]

i have the exact same problem with the same gasket so its a good chance to go from 416 to 426 with the gtt studs and the xr 400 gasket but the head gaskets suck all the other moose gaskets are good but that one

[3or4HONDA]

alright thanks yeah it looked like the gasket just melted or some **** idk. but ill look internally but i think everything else is fine maybe just a better gasket and ill be all set.

thanks

[lester985]

i would get the hd studs they are 76$shipped its just a little insurence

[3or4HONDA]

yeah and if i ever went higher i would need them anyway. is that price right from GT Thunder?

[lester985]

yes that is the right price from gt thunder i just got them in friday

[86 Quad R]

i have a kwik question........

how long do you have on this build/gasket? and did you go back and double check the torque specs after you did the initial breakin? this is important to ensure that this sort of thing doesnt happen. regardless of the c/r and bore size. juss a lil food for thought. ;)

[johnnynonails]

agreed those gaskets are junk.just out of interest did you,take the head off and retorque the barrel down after a few heat cycles?.after you roplaced the gasket.
thats one thing that alot of ppl dont do on fibre gaskets,thats why i run the layered tin gasket(lazy boy lol).
if it was me,i'd just try a diffrent head gasket 1st,making sure the surfaces are super clean.john

[3or4HONDA]

thanks fellas. no i never re-torqued anything.

i prolly have maybe 100 hours on this build/gasket.