Hi guys, I am in a bit of a bind and am looking for a supplier for high performance composition type cylinder head gaskets for a Buick 215/Rover 3500 V-8. After rebuilding my Factory MGB-GT V-8 engin
I have a FelPro gasket set that I ordered from JC Whitney (complete engine set for $60). The FelPro head gaskets are coated with a blue material. Someone who usually knows tells me that these are, i
Hi Kyle, Rimmer, Rovers North and (for sure) Rpi carry composite head gaskets. They will probably fix the problem but there may be an easier method if you are suffering from the classic earlier Rover
Thanks for everyone's help. After dealing with multitudes of slack-jawed parts counter clones on the phone this morning, I called Dan at D&D Fabrications. He gave me a part number for the Fel-Pro Per
I have always run FelPro, never a leak or problem. The Blue ones are the ones that do not have to be re-torqued. The older ones have the same number, are not blue, & MUST be re-torqued. I have gotte
Just a question, does everyone reduce the torque on the outside row of head bolts to prevent leakage as recommended in the RPI webpage? Ron Beckett 1986 Range Rover 4.6L Auto "The Last Aquila" Editor
I always use the Fel-Pro gaskets, and I always order a full gasket set from JC Whitney, it is listed for a Buick 215 and all the gaskets are the same for the rover except the main seals. And it doesn
The problem is that the gaskets, standard or composite, normally come with those bolt holes pre-cut making it a wise idea to have them "plugged". Low torqued bolts suit fine. I understand that Rpi ma
I have just rebuild my motor Rover 3.5L and used the Fel-Pro blue gaskets, and torqued the head as to the ROM specs, now what should I do leave it or slack off the short bolts and retorque them to a
Will, have you run the engine? If not I wonder if you could back the ALL off and retorque them? Otherwise, retorque just the outer row. Did you refer to the RPI site re blowby? Ron Beckett
I have checked with RPi Engineering and the guru, Chris Crane, says - yes back-off the torque on outside bolts Regards Barrie Robinson barrier@bconnex.net
I have been running 215's & 3.5's for many years and have never had a problem with head gasket leakage. That includes a Buick 215 that is constantly and badly abused in a dune-buggy. I have always to
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