1931 straight eight engine question help please

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i have a 31 straight eight. couple questions



what is the subic inch 258?

was it only used in 1930 and 1931?

what other year parts interchange like gaskets etc.

also i removed the heads and i see little copper washer like rings what are those and where do they go ? the just sort of fell all around .

thanks

bob sell

sellsauction@1st.net

oldhudsons

The '30 has a smaller bore than a '31 so headgaskets NOT interchangeable, and the '31 smaller than the '32 when Hudson went to a 3" bore for the Hudson 8 giving 254 cubic inches of displacement. It's dimensions would remain the same until they stopped making the engine in '52.

Also the '30, '31, '32, and '33 Hudsons have 2 heads but from '34 on only 1 so those gaskets different.

mars55

For a head gasket you might try these people.



http://www.olsonsgaskets.com/index.html

Unknown

thank you for the help!