Henry,
Thank you for the thoughts. I certainly agree. I bought the bored out 1600
block with the O rings installed in it . Nice job to. Stupid me, I never
questioned if the standard head gasket would work or not. If you don't know you
have a problem you can't ask the question. Duh! I hate it when that happens.
When this issue is resolved I should have a sweet little stroker.
Guy
67.5 stroker in progress
Tempe, AZ
Henry Bahn wrote:
> Another caution on O rings - when O ringing the block first, ensure that the
> O ring extends outside of the combustion chamber - not just symmetric around
> the opening for the piston. My genius (ex)machinist didn't and boy, did
> THAT one leak. Solution was disassembly and milling the deck (which ain't a
> bad way to raise compression without milling the head, BTW).
>
> At any rate, if the deck and hear are true, and your torque wrench works, I
> seriously question the need for copper gaskets or O rings. I rev the
> Preparation H Prozac Rogaine Viagra Automobile City Datsun (1600) to 7500
> RPM, and have had less trouble with Nissan gaskets than with all the other
> alternatives, despite their elegance or sophistication.
>
> JH Bahn
> Maryland
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