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PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER TUES. I CAN'T WAIT!

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Old 03-05-2006, 09:33 PM
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but if anybody wants help upgrading there afr's i'll be glad to help....
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Old 03-06-2006, 04:10 PM
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it just better not rain..[:@]
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:29 PM
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what "oversights" occured when you were putting it back together? I ask because i am putting my engine back together as we speek haha.
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:32 PM
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electrical stuff...always forgot to plug something in..no matter how many once overs i did..still missed something..

mechanical wise never forgot.
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:45 PM
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did you have receiver grooves cut in the heads where you can use Felpro 1006 gaskets?
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:50 PM
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huh?..i use what afr recomended 1102's
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:54 PM
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you better not rain on my parade![:@]
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:58 PM
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I assume that means you do not have receiver grooves.
A receiver groove in the head allows use of a head gasket that has like a metal o-ring that gets compressed in the groove. This is about as good as it gets to stop head gasket leaks.
I may have some info from one of my gaskets, if so I will put it up in a few.
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:59 PM
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oh i know what your talking about...kinda like o-ringing the heads?..

my rpms had that...guess what they freak'n leaked on me....copper.
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Check this out, this is what I use on my 347 with 15# of boost and my 306 with 12# of boost. No head gasket issues so far.

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