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Lembomw · 07-11-2014, 09:44 AM

Thank you all for your responses. Looks like I will stick with the V8 pump and electric cooling fan. Right now my Snyder 6.1 head is being milled. Blew 2 gaskets (the modern one that Snyders recommends) in 1200 miles. I am not putting another of those gaskets back on. I thought I might as well have the head milled to ensure that it is flat. I spoke to the people at H &H in California about the head gasket situation. They recommend and sent me head gasket made by Best Gasket. It is a GraphTite 509-G gasket which has been mentioned in Fordbarn in the past. The leaking head gasket may have been what was causing the engine to run hot (over 220) on load and push 2 quarts out of the radiator into the overflow reservoir. Once it is back together I will post the results.

Thank you all again for your input.

07-11-2014, 09:44 AM	#10
Lembomw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 162	Re: Flathead V8 Water Pump vs Model A Pump Thank you all for your responses. Looks like I will stick with the V8 pump and electric cooling fan. Right now my Snyder 6.1 head is being milled. Blew 2 gaskets (the modern one that Snyders recommends) in 1200 miles. I am not putting another of those gaskets back on. I thought I might as well have the head milled to ensure that it is flat. I spoke to the people at H &H in California about the head gasket situation. They recommend and sent me head gasket made by Best Gasket. It is a GraphTite 509-G gasket which has been mentioned in Fordbarn in the past. The leaking head gasket may have been what was causing the engine to run hot (over 220) on load and push 2 quarts out of the radiator into the overflow reservoir. Once it is back together I will post the results. Thank you all again for your input.