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Guppy · 01-14-2013, 09:53 AM

Awesome job Mike!

Pulled and rebuilt a ford 427 back in the day. After all said and done she kept blowing head gaskets. After several attempts with all sorts of special gaskets I sent her out to a "real" ( LOL) mechanic..... come to find out, the heads had been planed so many times the head bolts where bottoming out!!!!!! Torque looked great,,,, little did I know they where bottoming out.
I got pretty good at changing head gaskets

in short order

see you in the spring, Gup

01-14-2013, 09:53 AM	#16
Guppy User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 5,515	Awesome job Mike! Pulled and rebuilt a ford 427 back in the day. After all said and done she kept blowing head gaskets. After several attempts with all sorts of special gaskets I sent her out to a "real" ( LOL) mechanic..... come to find out, the heads had been planed so many times the head bolts where bottoming out!!!!!! Torque looked great,,,, little did I know they where bottoming out. I got pretty good at changing head gaskets in short order see you in the spring, Gup