The Ford Barn - View Single Post - New build (not fired), water in cylinder-head gasket backwards?

Bored&Stroked · 12-01-2023, 05:32 AM

All you're seeing in the gaskets are the areas where there are holes in the block and the gasket isn't being compressed - there is plenty of compression around the holes. I doubt that gasket was .080 - those types are usually about .052 or so uncompressed. You can call Best to verify as I don't have a new one handy. I would try the Best composite gaskets - sprayed with Copper-Coat on both sides - and see what happens. Hopefully it is not a block issue - was this block pressure tested?

12-01-2023, 05:32 AM	#7
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,245	Re: New build (not fired), water in cylinder-head gasket backwards? All you're seeing in the gaskets are the areas where there are holes in the block and the gasket isn't being compressed - there is plenty of compression around the holes. I doubt that gasket was .080 - those types are usually about .052 or so uncompressed. You can call Best to verify as I don't have a new one handy. I would try the Best composite gaskets - sprayed with Copper-Coat on both sides - and see what happens. Hopefully it is not a block issue - was this block pressure tested?