[Tigers] Steel Shim Head Gaskets

[Jeffery Randall]

Plane the heads and use the regular gasket. simple solution or drop the
compression a little and run pump high test.
  My .02 cents
   Jeff


On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Robert D. Hogan <robertdhogan at gmail.com>wrote:

> When I last assembled my 289 around 1975 or '76, I used C8FE-6803A steel
> shim head gaskets, probably parts for a Boss 302, that now are 0.023" in
> thickness.  All of my attempts to find these C8FE-6803A gaskets as
> replacements have failed.  The Ford Racing Parts lists show 0.040" thick
> gaskets.  There are Cometic Head Gaskets for Ford Small Block AFR Heads
> 4.030 .027 on e-bay but the cost is $98.  Whether these gaskets will work
> with the 289K engine iron HiPo heads is unknown. The main reason in seeking
> these gaskets is to minimize the gasket volume and maximize or maintain the
> 11:1 or better compression ratio.
> Anyone know if there are alternative steel shim head gaskets that compress
> to 0.023" or somewhere near that thickness that have a more reasonable
> (i.e. $40 a pair) cost.  There are lower cost head gaskets, but at greater
> thicknesses.
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/281311509191?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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