Head gaskets on 292
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05-10-2002, 02:28 PM
Head gaskets on 292
Hey guy's,
A friend of mine has a '62 unibody and he rebuilt his 292. He asked me the other day if I knew which way the head gaskets went on these 292's. He mentioned that he thought the coolant passages were opposite to each other..ie: the pasage on one head is at the back and the passage on the other is on the front. I told him I didn't know (since I didn't rebuild my 292) but I said I knew exactly were to post the question!!!
Can anyone give me this info?
Thanks,
Jay
A friend of mine has a '62 unibody and he rebuilt his 292. He asked me the other day if I knew which way the head gaskets went on these 292's. He mentioned that he thought the coolant passages were opposite to each other..ie: the pasage on one head is at the back and the passage on the other is on the front. I told him I didn't know (since I didn't rebuild my 292) but I said I knew exactly were to post the question!!!
Can anyone give me this info?
Thanks,
Jay
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05-10-2002, 05:15 PM
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Head gaskets on 292
From John Mummerts site...
Head gaskets. The 2 head gaskets used on a Y-Block are identical. It might seem that the same face of the gasket would go against the block and the opposite face would go against the head on each side. This is not the case. What is critical is that the open coolant holes are at the back of the head and the blocked portion of the gasket is at the front. Look for the word FRONT on the gasket and place it at the front even if it looks wrong. This places 1 of the gaskets face up and one face down. Notice that there is a square corner at one end of the gasket, this must be at the front of the engine. This can be checked without removing the heads. If you are having overheating problems check for these square corners at the top front corner of the head near the intake gasket.
HTH...
Steve & the Rockette
'63 F100
'68 F100
'72 Capri 2L
'73 Capri 2.6L V6
'73 MG B GT 2.6L V6(Ford)
'98 Contour SVT 2.5L V6 (Mods)
'01 ZX2 (No Mods yet)
Head gaskets. The 2 head gaskets used on a Y-Block are identical. It might seem that the same face of the gasket would go against the block and the opposite face would go against the head on each side. This is not the case. What is critical is that the open coolant holes are at the back of the head and the blocked portion of the gasket is at the front. Look for the word FRONT on the gasket and place it at the front even if it looks wrong. This places 1 of the gaskets face up and one face down. Notice that there is a square corner at one end of the gasket, this must be at the front of the engine. This can be checked without removing the heads. If you are having overheating problems check for these square corners at the top front corner of the head near the intake gasket.
HTH...
Steve & the Rockette
'63 F100
'68 F100
'72 Capri 2L
'73 Capri 2.6L V6
'73 MG B GT 2.6L V6(Ford)
'98 Contour SVT 2.5L V6 (Mods)
'01 ZX2 (No Mods yet)