Hey Guys.... Rick's Dad isn't well and he is over with him for the next day
or two.... he promised us another lesson in gaskets when he gets back....
I love it when we can tap into that kinda talent... Rick was a Ford
engineer who specialized in gaskets.... amazing amount of information ....
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim schoeny" <tschoen@fuse.net>
To: "Tom Neimeyer" <3cbxs@ev1.net>
Cc: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: Head Gaskets
> Been running the FelPro Permatorque(? sp) gasket and ARP studs for three
years
> with no problems.No sealers and no or very little surface clean up when
removing
> head.The studs take it easy on the aluminum head(big washers) and provide
nice
> even torque.I've checked torque several times after running and it stays
right
> on.
>
> Tom Neimeyer wrote:
>
> > Keith,
> > Do you coat the head gaskets with anything? What about O-ringing?
What
> > about everybody else?
> >
> > Regards, Tom
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 1:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: Head Gaskets
> >
> > > Dick we ran a .018 on the Cast Iron D motor in the beginning... then
we
> > > realized we ain't drag racing....Head seal is an important issue ....
we
> > > been running Felpro and Ferrera gaskets and both seem to be fine even
with
> > > the extra Push they get from a bit of Nitrous....
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Head Gaskets
> > > > Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 12:34 PM
> > > >
> > > > 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?
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Dick J
> > > > In East Texas
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