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Survivorman · 08-08-2017, 05:06 PM

I had water in my oil. Suspected blown head gasket. Took off head with help from this forum (a three-week ordeal). Found head was cracked and warped, although the gasket was intact. Left all the studs in place. I decided to put on a replacement head I already had ready to go. It has "A 6050" embossed on it so I figure its a Ford produced post-1931 replacement head. I used a Bratton's modern silicone head gasket. Torqued it to 55 and found that most of the nuts still have a couple threads showing. Measured the head and found it's 1/16th " thicker than the head I removed. Haven't put in coolant or run it yet. I figure retorquing will compress the gasket some, and maybe I'm OK, but before I run it I thought I ask folks' opinions. My previous head is being repaired, and I could reinstall that one.

08-08-2017, 05:06 PM	#1
Survivorman Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Sebastopol, California Posts: 10	Replacement Cylinder Head Problem I had water in my oil. Suspected blown head gasket. Took off head with help from this forum (a three-week ordeal). Found head was cracked and warped, although the gasket was intact. Left all the studs in place. I decided to put on a replacement head I already had ready to go. It has "A 6050" embossed on it so I figure its a Ford produced post-1931 replacement head. I used a Bratton's modern silicone head gasket. Torqued it to 55 and found that most of the nuts still have a couple threads showing. Measured the head and found it's 1/16th " thicker than the head I removed. Haven't put in coolant or run it yet. I figure retorquing will compress the gasket some, and maybe I'm OK, but before I run it I thought I ask folks' opinions. My previous head is being repaired, and I could reinstall that one.