Hi all-
Okay, now I'm confused. I saw a few list members report that
the double-thick copper head gaskets are a "good thing".
Then I saw Marc Sayer (AIR) say that they are a "bad thing".
The www.headgasket.com website mentions "annealing" and "stop
leak" as part of a typical installation. Annealing being
cookin' it with a torch, the stop leak being that radiator
clogging crud. Neither of those words make me particularly
confident.
My '69 is just a plain-jane runabout, and I was hoping to lower
the compression a tick and tighten up the timing chain (which
doesn't really need much, a bit of shimming would be fine).
So help me out here Roadsterites - what should I do? Just
use a stock gasket for reliability, deal with the higher CR,
and shim the tensioner? Or get a double thick copper one and
see how it goes? A hotter cam would make the CR more livable,
right? The list looks down this AM, so I never saw what cam
regrinding/rocker resurfacing(and/or replacement) is likely
to cost - any estimates?
TIA,
Kyle
almost found a used tranny, time to get the engine fixed;-)
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