1986 Honda Accord Leaky gasket

1986 HONDA ACCORD
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JHAGENBARTH
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1986 Honda Accord

My buddy changed out my head gasket, but oil is now spilling out from it. It looks like a small little leak. Should I just redo it or is their something (like Silicon) or something I can put on the leak to stop it?
Jun 10, 2010 at 9:21 AM
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F4I_GUY
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Did you re-surface the head? Did you check the block deck for warpage? If not, you must do all that.

Did you purchase new head bolts? (it is a must when doing a headgaket on a honda) And were they torqued to proper spec and in the proper order?
Jun 10, 2010 at 9:35 AM
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