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steve 
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 Topic: 429 head gasket ?Posted: 06-September-2010 at 1:28PM |
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Why is this gasket blocking off some of the water ports ?
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72 gts fst bk in 1982 !!
currently building 73 fast back with a dove-a 429. |
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ilyes
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Posted: 06-September-2010 at 1:36PM |
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to make the cooling liquid to go all the way back of the head, which helps to cool down efficiently
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Posted: 06-September-2010 at 1:46PM |
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Posted: 06-September-2010 at 1:54PM |
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OK, Thanks for the info,I wont be afraid to ask any questions because this is my first rebuild. The construction work is down so I may rebuild the 429 for now.
  My farther looked it over and thinks it has been rebuilt within 10,000 miles ago. It has DORMANE freeze pluggs in it.
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Posted: 06-September-2010 at 5:29PM |
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Do yourself a big favour and invest in a set of Cometic head gaskets, best product I've ever worked with and I've re-used mine 6 times so far with no leaks. Make sure you give them the correct cylinder bore if the engine has been rebuilt.
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Posted: 15-September-2010 at 2:16AM |
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OK I ported 1 of my dove-c heads and once again my farther and freinds think I dont need bigger valves if I keep it at 429 cubes. I opened them up apx, 1/4"and have some final cleaning left. The valves are stock and are being replaced with new ones but the intake will be a victor or torker, the cam will be what you recomend with roller rockers, and the block is stock bore with the flatt top pistons. Will there be a performance increase with just porting and keeping the stock valves ?
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Posted: 15-September-2010 at 2:25AM |
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I have opened them up from 1.84" to 2.04" and will polish them out later. |
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