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head gasket brands?
what's a "good" quality head gasket brand? ive always used the same gaskets
from this guy on ebay selling a bunch of NOS gasket sets..never had a problem, until now..
now my head may have been warped when i put it back on (haven't sent it off to be checked yet)
but gasket seriously did not last long... it completey blew a decent chunk out between 1 & 2...
and by the looks of it, 2 & 3, and 3 & 4 were leaking to each other.
no wonder it was barely running that day - not running at all now.. lol
the reason i ask this, is a went through 3 head gaskets on my old motor (not from blowing, just modifications..) and this is the first gasket on my new motor, lasted a week haha
thanks!
also what is the recommended torque measurement for an ARP head stud kit?? i lost the little bit of paper that came with the box lol..
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maxrs
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 18:22:42
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Felpro headgaskets never fail!
Even when the radiator sounds like a kettle.
Rhys, 2lt-scort has sold headgasket kits on here. cheaper than what i can buy them for.
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 18:28:53
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 18:41:08
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original ford gaskets
To my knowledge not available any more, and there were varying degrees of quality due to so many part number changes at Ford. Use a Felpro Woz
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Suttonmotorsport
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 19:11:00
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Ridgecrest Engineering produce an extremely good copper gasket.
I highly recommend them, great to deal with.
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 19:15:53
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Coat a standard headgasket with siverfrost.
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Sterling
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 19:32:50
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Ridgecrest Engineering produce an extremely good copper gasket.
I highly recommend them, great to deal with.
dont u have to do something fancy to the block to use a copper gasket?
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Sterling
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 19:36:31
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Coat a standard headgasket with siverfrost.
is that the stuff you spray on the gasket?
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 19:43:20
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Helped keep the MK1 1600 Twin cam headgaskets together when they went Turbo.
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Sterling
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 20:20:29
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Helped keep the MK1 1600 Twin cam headgaskets together when they went Turbo.
where can u buy it from? was that spelt correctly? SIVERFROST?
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/12/08 21:48:08
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MAXRS just spelt it wrong, its SILVERFROST, its just silver paint. Its ben used for about a hundred years. Just get a can from anywhere, hardware store, bursons, autobarn, local milk bar
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/08/13 08:48:17
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If you keep blowing gaskets you could have another problem
Has the head ever been skimmed ?
Chris
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/08/13 17:30:40
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Sterling,
Just get a Felpro head gasket.
They are under $30 each.
Shaun
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Sterling
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/08/13 17:34:24
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If you keep blowing gaskets you could have another problem
Has the head ever been skimmed ?
Chris
i wouldn't know... this motor went through a flew overheating problems before i changed the gasket.. all my friends are telling me its just warped..
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Sterling
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RE: head gasket brands?
2010/08/13 17:35:03
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Sterling,
Just get a Felpro head gasket.
They are under $30 each.
Shaun
where can u order these from then??
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