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To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Head Gaskets
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:34:04 -0800 (PST)
I opened up my Chubby Small Block last night and
found something I'm not used to.  Every head
gasket I've ever seen on a modern V-8 has been a
composite type thing with crush rings around the
cylinders.  What I found under these heads were
two thin (.030 - .040) sheets of metal, possibly
steel or stainless steel.  I've seen copper head
gaskets for flatheads before, but have never run
across this type of steel shim gasket on an OHV 
V-8.  Ought to be good for a little compression
ratio boost, but what else should I know? They
apparently can be re-used since nothing happens
to them when they are installed?  Do I use some
kind of goop or something when I put the heads
back on?  Should I use standard torque specs?   

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Dick J
In East Texas
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