Re: How hard change 361 head gaskets? (engine on stand)

Well now you take the heads off a ill assume an engine that was running,but needed to be cleaned up to be presentable. Now the valve stem seals are dry and broken and need replaced, then you need a valve job and the guides are worn out. So you have 500 or so rebuilding the heads and still have 50 year old heads. By a set of 1000 dollar alumiun heads and be fresh and new and pick up 50 horsepower. Your timing chain is worn out and so is the oil pump, they will need to be replaced. Probably those and valve seals are the only things that could/should be replaced really. Remove the pan, your valve seals are now residing there and clean the sludge out of it replace/clean oil pick up. With the heads off you see the cylinder ridge you can trip over and need to bore and hone with new pistons. See where this is going , one thing leads to another now you've rebuilt the whole engine that was running fine?, Just my thoughts.

From: Eric Sturgis <ericsturgis@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: How hard change 361 head gaskets? (engine on stand)

Dodger, if you had you motor on a stand, replacing all kinds of bits on a 50 year old motor, you'd keep 50 year old gaskets and not check the heads? Really?

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:15 PM, <Dodger7998@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Starting in 1963 the complete line of chrysler built cars got the new 5 year, 50000 mile drive train warranty, which was as good as it got for the day, as far as the head gaskets go,,,,,,,they are either good or bad,,,,,, if it ain't broke don't f,,,, with it

In a message dated 11/23/2011 11:43:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, ericsturgis@xxxxxxxxx writes:

When it was built it didn't even have a warenty to speak of.
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