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't come with
the valley pan gasket.
Will Parris
1980 TR7V8
"KILE, PAUL D" wrote:
>
> 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 engine, I have found that I have a
> significant coolant leak at the rear of the LH cylinder head, at the gasket
> joint. Both the heads and the block have been skimmed and are flat. I
> figured that I would try the composition gaskets, as opposed to the OEM tin
> ones, but I can't find a supplier locally (Sacramento, CA area) that carries
> them. Fel-Pro, Victor, and McCord all seem to only list the OEM style ones,
> at least in the books the local parts guys have. Any ideas?
>
> Luckily I discovered the problem with the engine running on a test stand,
> rather than in the car!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul Kile
>
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