Head Gaskets and Valve Covers

Depends on who performs the repair, what make, model, and engine size, and if there was no damage to the head or not.

The valve cover gasket is damaged. Needs to be replace.

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It must be replaced. There is no way of repairing it short of replacing it. There are some temporary emergency repairs but the only permanent repair is to remove the old one and replace it. You may also find that the head is warped or cracked, so removal is a must.

At least 4 hours or more.

Remove the head and replace the gasket. No other way to fix it.

Blown head gasket, cracked head, or both. STOP driving this car or you will destroy the engine. Have this repaired ASAP.

No, that is, at best, a temporary fix. The only permanent repair is to replace the gasket.

This is major repair and it is impossible to give you step by step instructions on this website. If you want to tackle this repair yourself, then my advice is to purchase a Haynes or Chiltons repair manual at most auto parts stores. It will have step by step instructions with photos.

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Either a combustion chamber, an oil vein, or both. Check for white smoke out the tail pipe for a combustion chamber leak and if the oil on the dipstick looks like chocolate milk it's contaminated with coolant.

The rod bolt torque specs on H Farmall 1942 ser is 110 ft/lbs on the head nut. The connecting rod is 54.0 ft/lbs. Always be careful when you are doing the final torquing of your equipment.

Coolant entering the combustion chamber and the oil pan. This will cause serious engine damage and stalling due to the plugs getting wet. You should not even be driving a vehicle with a blown head gasket unless you do not care if you destroy the engine.

NO! These type products are only an emergency repair. The only permanent repair is to remove and replace the blown gasket. Besides these type products can cause clogging of the cooling system. Do not use them.

First it depends on what motor you have. But generally if it isn't leaking oil than I wouldn't mess with it. If you remove a valve cover then you would want to go ahead and change it while you have it off

Depends on if the head needs resurfacing or replacing. Also depends on where you live and who performs the repair. Get estimates from trusted shops.

First and formost Raidiator cap. Yes believe it or not start there then when you are having the heads fixed be sure to change the water pump its the second Major cause. Third is if your cooling fans stop working. Good Luck

Almost always overheating is the cause for whatever reason. Low of coolant, failed water pump, defective cooling fan, stuck thermostat, clogged radiator, etc.

Depends on who performs the repair and if the head needs resurfacing or replacing. Get estimates from trusted mechanics.

20 foot pounds

Yes it does. If you drive any car with a blown head gasket you will have serious internal engine damage.

Replace it which is a major repair.

You will not know until your remove the head. You have to remove the head in order to replace the gasket and once you have the head removed have it magna fluxed at a machine shop. That will reveal any cracks.

No, it will not. That is used as an emergency repair. The only fix for a blown head gasket is to replace it.

In my experience valve cover gaskets typically don't break until you remove the valve cover. Some (especially older style cork gaskets) tend to harden over time. Once that happens the combination of heating/cooling that expands and contracts the valve cover can cause leaks to develop. When the cover is removed to replace the old leaking part, some of the gasket might stick to the cylinder head breaking the gasket.

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No it will not. The only thing that will fix a blown head gasket is to replace the gasket.