Head Gasket Install

[alexiskai]

Originally Posted by ursus

From Snyder's catalog is the following regarding their 5.5/1 head:
"You must use the 1932-34 "B" style head gasket with this cylinder head".

My understanding is that’s old advice from when the standard A gaskets sometimes had a fire ring that could interfere with the head. The current Best gaskets (509C/G) work just fine with any of the HC heads.

[Charlie Stephens]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

My understanding is that’s old advice from when the standard A gaskets sometimes had a fire ring that could interfere with the head. The current Best gaskets (509C/G) work just fine with any of the HC heads.

Place a Model A gasket on top of a Model B gasket and you will see the problem. Will it work, maybe?

Charlie Stephens