Re: Headgaskets, Improved cooling???

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

The aliens commander decided jmbrodsky@domain.elided would make a
perfect specimen for dissection, and he yelled...

>        So this weekend the heads come off and I get in there to see 
>     wha-d-hell is going on.  $14 ea. or $57 for the whole kit?  The kit is 
>     the entire top end, manifold, and valve cover gaskets too.  Now,

Get the kit... the valve covers will leak eventually. <grin>

>        What happens with the IC/non-IC stuff.  My guess is that the 392 in 
>     the '75 is the Improved Cooling?

Definitely.

>     Which holes am I looking for?

There will be long cooling passageways (slots) at the back of each block
deck on the IC model.  The IC gaskets work in such a way as to properly
seal these passageways, whereas a non-IC gasket will leave part of these
slots un-sealed.

>     Should I just make sure that the holes in my 392 are different from 
>     the 345 which was non-improved-cooling?

Using a 345 is an excellent way to compare.

Regards,

John L.
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