From: J (W7LS@BLARG.NET)
Date: Fri Aug 06 2004 - 21:37:51 PDT
Marc,
The slots are the 'chirpers', as I've been lead to believe. Their
function is to make a chirping/ticking sound if and when the fire ring
starts to leak. That is your warning sound to get that thing into the
shop soon and change the gasket. Jim
Marc Strangfeld wrote:
>List,
>
>I just finished replacing the headgaskets in the
>deuce. Everything went fine and it took me and an
>experienced mechanic 10 hours. I only pulled two
>lifters out of their bores. Roger (my helper) only
>dropped one head nut down a push rod hole in the head.
> Not a bad record if you knew my style. Memphis
>Equipment does carry the good gaskets and shipped them
>promptly. Adirondack Dodge Parts had the "u" shaped
>wrench for the six nuts on the drivers side and also
>shipped promptly. I bought an entire gasket overhaul
>kit locally and now have some extra new style
>headgaskets if anyone needs them. I learned that
>Hercules is still in business. Their website has a
>toll free number and the real people on the other end
>are very helpful. I talked to Craig in the machine
>shop and got some good advice on torque
>specifications. My engine is a 89' and the block is a
>"TD" block. I used 160 ft. lbs. torque instead of the
>old block spec of 130 ft. lbs. I also got some
>photocopies out of a manual that I don't have from a
>local guard unit regarding the valves and procedures
>for setting the clearances.
>
>The old head gaskets were the old two piece style.
>Does anyone know what the slots are for on the
>manifold side? They seem like a poor design. Overall
>the whole project went well and the piece of mind
>knowing there are new gaskets is worth more than the
>cost of actually doing it. ie, roadside
>breakdown=$$$.
>
>Thanks to all for their advice.
>
>Marc
>
>
>
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