Bill, if I remember correctly, the water passages in the front are the
ones that are blocked. The gaskets should be marked as to which end goes
toward the front. If your engine overheats right away when you first run
it, you will know that you have them the wrong way. Jeff
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>From: Gegg, Bill[SMTP:billgegg@ci.antioch.ca.us]
>Sent: Friday, October 16, 1998 8:31 AM
>To: tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: Head gaskets
>
>Started assembling my rebuilt 289 and have been reading the threads on
>intake manifold gaskets. Which brought my problem to mind. I am up to
>the part where I install the head gaskets. I must have thrown out my
>old gaskets which I now need for comparison. When I put the new head
>gaskets on, it appears that a couple of the water passages in the front
>of the engine block are blocked. The passages at the rear of the block
>line up perfectly with the holes in the head gasket.
>
>Normal or not?
>
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