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Re: [Fot] Six head gasket?

To: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Six head gasket?
From: Brian Schirano via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2020 21:31:57 -0500
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Same gasket here, always payen with fire ring, with my motor a little
milder (understatement) than Scott's=F0=9F=98=AC

On Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 9:14 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hi, Brian,
> My GT6 runs about 11.5:1 and I have always run a Payen head gasket - some
> kind of black composite sandwiched around steel or aluminum, with
> aluminum(?) fire rings.  I=E2=80=99ve got a fairly high performance engin=
e - 175 HP
> +/-.
> Standard Moss issue.  Never had an issue in ten years.
> For the leak issue you have, I=E2=80=99ve found putting Permatex black ar=
ound the
> perimeter of the pushrod area on the block and head (both sides of the
> gasket) solves the problem.  There=E2=80=99s not as much clamping force o=
ver there,
> and mine always used to leak too.  No more!
>
> Scott Janzen
> =E2=80=9968 GT6
>
> On Mar 1, 2020, at 6:29 PM, Brian Dennis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Any head gasket suggestions for gt6 12:1 motor. Have had chronic oil leak
> at pushrod side of head. Had same problem with two different heads before
> this one as well. With a different block.  Current Block is zero deck
> height and head is cut to achieve the 12:1.
> Just wondering what others might be using for head gasket?
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Same gasket here, always payen with fire ring, with my mo=
tor a little milder (understatement) than Scott&#39;s=F0=9F=98=AC</div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Ma=
r 1, 2020, 9:14 PM Scott Janzen via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.tea=
m.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wr=
ap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Hi, Brian,=C2=A0<div>My GT6 run=
s about 11.5:1 and I have always run a Payen head gasket - some kind of bla=
ck composite sandwiched around steel or aluminum, with aluminum(?) fire rin=
gs.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve got a fairly high performance engine - 175 HP +/-.</=
div><div>Standard Moss issue.=C2=A0 Never had an issue in ten years.</div><=
div>For the leak issue you have, I=E2=80=99ve found putting Permatex black =
around the perimeter of the pushrod area on the block and head (both sides =
of the gasket) solves the problem.=C2=A0 There=E2=80=99s not as much clampi=
ng force over there, and mine always used to leak too.=C2=A0 No more!</div>=
<div><div><br></div><div>Scott Janzen=C2=A0</div><div>=E2=80=9968 GT6</div>=
<div><br></div><div><div>On Mar 1, 2020, at 6:29 PM, Brian Dennis via Fot &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noref=
errer" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><d=
iv>
Any head gasket suggestions for gt6 12:1 motor. Have had chronic oil leak a=
t pushrod side of head. Had same problem with two different heads before th=
is one as well. With a different block.=C2=A0=C2=A0Current=C2=A0Block is ze=
ro deck height and head=C2=A0is cut to achieve the=C2=A012:1.=C2=A0<div>Jus=
t wondering what others might be using for head gasket?</div><div>Thanks,=
=C2=A0</div><div>Brian<br><br><br><a href=3D"https://overview.mail.yahoo.co=
m/?.src=3DiOS" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">S=
ent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div>
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