Head Gasket ?

[tony barnhill]

Re: Update

The reason I said to "get the entire valve train" is to counter any differences...& I think Naomi & Bill know enough to get a head from a 5-main engine.....early heads can be modified to accept more volume & better use of that volume by a little grinding (heck, most of us probably do that to early heads all the time) where the tip of the "heart" comes together.

 

[DrEntropy]

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Yup. The "squish point". I've profiled my share. I much prefer the older heads.

 

[tony barnhill]

Re: Update

"squish point"....like that, Doc

Yep, early head w/"squish point' massaged 3/8" & larger valves (like on 'L' head - or bigger)

 

[DrEntropy]

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I believe that's how Vizard referred to it.

 

[tony barnhill]

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But, Naomi doesn't need any of that - unless she gets an early head...then, she'll need to massage the 'squish point' (you know, taken out of context, that could be a pretty dangerous phrase!)

 

[DrEntropy]

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mehheh. "Wanna see my squish point?" -or- "Wouldya look at th' squish points on that one?!?"

argh...

 

[jlaird]

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And the answer is, buy the best head gasket you can buy.

 

[DrEntropy]

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I try to stay with Payen or Fel-Pro. I've had that experience.

 

[tony barnhill]

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Fel-Pro for me!

 

[Naomi]

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Huh? I don't understand /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[tony barnhill]

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Don't worry - we'll walk you through it if you ever need it....& when Bill sees the underside of an old head, he'll know what we mean & when he shows it to you, you'll hit yourself on the forehead & go "duhhhhhh"...as for the gasket...Fel-Pro is a brand name.

 

[jlaird]

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Buy and use a very high quality head gasket.