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Old 01-21-2019, 10:25 AM   #6
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Default Re: passenger side of the motor running 20 degrees hotter than driver side

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT View Post
Ideal situation to make a hot water heater more efficient
This may not be as far-fetched as it might be at first thought. My '51 is the same way. I wonder if there may be a subtle difference between the water passages in the block, head gaskets, or heads to facilitate the operation of the heater (at least on 8BA's). Just for kicks and giggles, I'm going to put a set of 8BA head gaskets back to back and check to see if there are any differences that might effect coolant flow. I really don't expect to find any, but I've never even thought of that before and it won't cost nothin'.
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