The Ford Barn

Jim Brierley · 06-03-2022, 12:23 PM

I lost a head gasket on a local tour some years ago but managed to limp into the lunch stop area. A friend asked if I had a gasket, which I did, he said we can change that in 45 minutes, his wife looked at her watch and said "OK". There were a lot of onlookers, so we took advantage of that, and put them to work. We didn't remove anything except the head, not the hood, rad or pump. 45 minutes later I fired it up! The center stud had stripped, without warning, and wouldn't tighten up properly, so I was gentle with that nut, and eased carefully home. When home I removed that stud, found one with longer threads, carefully cleaned the block with lacquer thinner, put JB weld on the stud and screwed it in place holding it straight with the nut gently on and let it sit for 2 days, then torqued it down. End of problem!

06-03-2022, 12:23 PM	#34
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,321	Re: What roadside repairs have you made to keep your A going I lost a head gasket on a local tour some years ago but managed to limp into the lunch stop area. A friend asked if I had a gasket, which I did, he said we can change that in 45 minutes, his wife looked at her watch and said "OK". There were a lot of onlookers, so we took advantage of that, and put them to work. We didn't remove anything except the head, not the hood, rad or pump. 45 minutes later I fired it up! The center stud had stripped, without warning, and wouldn't tighten up properly, so I was gentle with that nut, and eased carefully home. When home I removed that stud, found one with longer threads, carefully cleaned the block with lacquer thinner, put JB weld on the stud and screwed it in place holding it straight with the nut gently on and let it sit for 2 days, then torqued it down. End of problem!