Head gasket

super651
super651 Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Has anyone used the Composition type head gasket that Dale Cooper sells for the 308 eng? If so do you use a sealer or Silver paint ? OR DO you install DRY. ( this is not the metal sandwich type )

It will be used on a Clifford Alum.cyl head. Thanks to all Rudy.

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  • dave s
    dave s Senior Contributor, Moderator
    I always use 3 or 4 coats of aluminum paint on Dale's, same as on sandwich type. Here is what Fel-pro guru states:

    "Replacing head gaskets- tip from Joe Hermanson, Product Engineer, Fel-Pro Inc. A few tricks to get the old sandwich style construction gaskets to work better. You can start with retorqueing the head after a slight warm up, this may help with the seepage and blown head gaskets. Also, you can spray some aluminum paint on both sides of the gasket, this will help with the seepage. Another thing you may want to check is the condition of your fasteners. Make sure your fasteners are in good shape and used with a good lube, when being torqued down. If the clamp load is marginal, when the gasket creeps and relaxes you will lose clamp load and have leakage and blown gasket problems."
  • super651
    super651 Senior Contributor
    dave s wrote:
    I always use 3 or 4 coats of aluminum paint on Dale's, same as on sandwich type. Here is what Fel-pro guru states:

    "Replacing head gaskets- tip from Joe Hermanson, Product Engineer, Fel-Pro Inc. A few tricks to get the old sandwich style construction gaskets to work better. You can start with retorqueing the head after a slight warm up, this may help with the seepage and blown head gaskets. Also, you can spray some aluminum paint on both sides of the gasket, this will help with the seepage. Another thing you may want to check is the condition of your fasteners. Make sure your fasteners are in good shape and used with a good lube, when being torqued down. If the clamp load is marginal, when the gasket creeps and relaxes you will lose clamp load and have leakage and blown gasket problems."



    Thanks Dave, for the Gasket info. Rudy.
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