I am running a pre-smog casting of an AL head with a '77 engine and
have used the same head on a '68 canadian engine with no problem.
As long as you get the rocker assembly and the tappets swapped as a
matched set you should be good to go. Someone else can confirm this
for you.
On Tue, 09 Oct 2001 12:24:41 -0400, Michael Carnell wrote:
>
>So, after diving into my engine problems I found that the problem is only in
>the head (the car's, not mine). Since the spare engine I have has a good
>head, I was thinking about just swaping them. Can I put the head from a
>~1972 B on the block of a 1976? I know the rocker arm structure is slightly
>different due to the water outlet at the back for the water choke, but what
>if I swap the entire head? I don't need the outlet since I have a manual
>choke, and from what I can see the passageways between block and head look
>the same on both motors.
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