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Reply to "I think my head gasket is installed wrong"

I'm not sure that you can tell much from the tabs showing on the head gaskets assembled?

There are variations from manufacturer to manufacturer and it could be that you have two different brands of gaskets from left to right.



An interesting side story about head gaskets: I sold an engine to someone that drove cross country from NY to LA.

I had freshened the heads so it had new Felpro head gaskets on it.



Typical story of the "car running hot" syndrom, the guy calls me from LA and says "the car was running hot so I had a mechanic tell me the head gaskets were blown".

"I took it to a mechanic and he said one of the head gaskets were installed backwards". I said "but the things are marked front". He says, "I know, but the mechanic says one is upside down".

It kind of leaves you speechless doesn't it?



Apparently the guy didn't get it about the 230° Veglia temp gauges looking like they are pegged either?

YOU do know about the gauges....RIGHT?

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