Larry,
The tab on one end of the gasket should mate up with the flat spot on the rear
of the engine. If it does, you have it installed right
side up.
Be sure to retorque the head while warm immediately after running the engine up
to operating temperature the first time.
Regards,
Joe
Larry Elswick wrote:
>
> HELP!
> I was filling the radiator after an engine
> rebuild as the last step before firing it up.
> I started hearing the drip of water under the
> car. It was coming out of the exhaust pipe!
> I pulled the head and sure enough there was
> water in the cylinders. The head gasket I've
> got doesn't have "TOP" on either side. I thought I
> had figured it out by putting the side with the metal
> bridging between the metal rings around the cylinder
> bores towards the block. The block has the .30''
> counter bore around each cylinder. I've hit the big
> red panick button! HELP!
> Larry
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