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Marshall V. Daut · 05-29-2016, 10:16 AM

Head gasket, head gasket, HEAD GASKET!!!
When this one blows - and it will - replace it with a solid copper gasket. It may seep a little coolant along the sides, but it won't blow out like those worthless toilet paper strength Drabula Riley gaskets do. I went through FOUR of those before finally installing a solid copper head gasket, even though the block and head were level. That stopped blown head gaskets. Hopefully the Riley Two-Port on your engine is the 6:1 CR version, not the 7:1. The 6:1 head doesn't seem to be as hard on gaskets as the 7:1.
To coin a phrase: 'Been there, done that.
Marshall

05-29-2016, 10:16 AM	#4
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,113	Re: I'm thinking of buying another A Head gasket, head gasket, HEAD GASKET!!! When this one blows - and it will - replace it with a solid copper gasket. It may seep a little coolant along the sides, but it won't blow out like those worthless toilet paper strength Drabula Riley gaskets do. I went through FOUR of those before finally installing a solid copper head gasket, even though the block and head were level. That stopped blown head gaskets. Hopefully the Riley Two-Port on your engine is the 6:1 CR version, not the 7:1. The 6:1 head doesn't seem to be as hard on gaskets as the 7:1. To coin a phrase: 'Been there, done that. Marshall Last edited by Marshall V. Daut; 05-29-2016 at 11:58 AM.