Head gasket questions

Hey guy's, was over at the farm looking at my deuce I bought while I wait on exhaust for the turbo conversion. The air filter side of the motor has dried up oil from the head gasket down on the front 2-3 cylinders. There isn't a thick layer but it's there. Is that something I should be concerned with or is it pretty typical on a almost 40 year old engine that is possibly sitll original because of the lack of rebuild plates anywhere. Also, to remove the heads, what kind of special socket is used to get the external bolts on the oil filter side of the engine. The guy who sold the truck to me was doing the heads on another Deuce and he had a time getting them off. Thanks again guy's, what do you think?

-Kelly Gerber

Hey Kelly
A little weeping from the head gaskets is acceptable. There was a note about it in PS mag at one point. It when the compression ring blows out the back of #6 you'll need to do something. but not now.
I think Star Electric has the head bolt wrench. I made one by welding the end of a box wrench to a socket. I have found it is easier to pull both heads at once with the manifolds still attached (if you can lift the entire assembly) and be sure to use the lastest black head gaskets.
Jeff

I believe the wrench looks simiiar to a dog bone wrench....

Just did mine a few weeks ago, a few pics of the heads on page 4 with the findings... NOT a fun job, I would suggest pulling the fenders and front wheels to get the truck on the ground if you decide to yank them...

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index....opic&t=4997&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60

I bought a NOS wrench from saturn. But don't worry about the weeping head gaskets. It's normal. Just check the oil often.

Mike brings up a great point. Once you've removed the fenders once and antiseized the bolts, they are pretty easy to remove. Any major engine work including swapping the injection pump is best accomplished with the fender(s) out of the way. No need at all to remove the radiator to accomplish this.