-whitey-

i took the cooling head off my savage x and when i romoved the screws i noticed there was lock tight from the factory on it so i put some when put it pack on it i added some lock tight but it leakt unburt fuel from the bottom of the colling head so i took it no lock tight got in the engine so i put it back really tight with a little lock tight but i leaks aliitle still whats going on theres no spacers or whatever u call them to keep things seald just the under head i know now theres not sepposed to be lock tight but its driving me crazy that no matter how tight i make it leaks just little

Revo Eater

There should be a head shim or copper colored shim(gasket) are you sure nothing fell out when you took it apart. And why did you take it apart?

steve9000

try takin it 2 ur lhs and askin 4 xtra shims

HipHopHead

Yeah it's the copper shim/gasket. When you tighten it up make sur eyou do it in a star pattern for a more even seal.

Chronic

How do you do a star pattern with only four bolts?

tat2d2dope

an X pattern will work fine

HipHopHead

[X(]

I'm used to my Maxx.

SAVAGEJIM

Tee Hee!

JayC1968

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You need that 0.20 shim(gasket)
You can run 30% in the 4.1 IF tou add a 0.10 to the so called existing 0.20 shim that should be there now

-whitey-

im sure no shims fell out i took it apart cause the cooling head was full of crap

Revo Eater

Well you will not solve the problem until you get a shim for the head. Use the .20 shim mentioned above.