Kioti DK55C Blown Head Gasket Replacement Part 1 - Teardown

[@missouritraveler6401]

Andrew, Your a lot better mechanic than You let on !! We used to use K&W Copper Kote when we changed head gaskets Years ago. They used to say it filled up any imperfections on the head or the block We also coated a head gasket with wheel bearing grease in automotive school Years ago to hold the gasket in place as the head was set down on the block. Copper Kote is much better I believe. Be sure to use a torque wrench to tighten the head bolts. It might not hurt to have the head checked (Magnafluxed) as You have the head checked for warpage. You've had some good people advise You in the past. You didn't just pick up all Your knowledge from books.

[@PlaneViewFarm]

Thank you! I really did get some good advice over the years, and I still do. I'm fortunate to have so many people around me who have done this kind of thing before AND are willing to give advice. I'll have to look into the K&W Copper Kote. I definitely want to put this back together right. I don't want to have do this again.

[@OldPecanHomestead]

Nice I have a DK55 it's in running order for now but I'm subscribing anyway.

[@PlaneViewFarm]

I no longer have this tractor. It wasn't necessarily a bad machine, but it hadn't been cared for very well. I finally decided to move on from it after several smaller issues, aside from the head gasket.

[@OldPecanHomestead]

@@PlaneViewFarm my biggest problem has been my joystick for the loader, I replaced the cables but after several attempts I can't get it perfect. And I have intermittently had issues with my 3-point bleeding off and bouncing

[@PlaneViewFarm]

@OldPecanHomestead I had the same issue with the 3 point. It never got bad enough for me to tear it apart and rebuild the cylinder, though. Fortunately, I never had any issues with the loader hydraulics.