Mike Armstrong
Bronze Level Sponsor
Some questions about V6 heads.
After picking up a set of heads from Kelly (thanks buddy) I drilled the recommended cooling holes between the exhaust valves and tomorrow I'll have them cleaned, fluxed and a valve job done on them.
My cracked heads were stamped '83, these replacements are stamped '77.
1) Are there differences in the heads from different years?
2) Can I still use my new 85 2.8 head gaskets?
Speaking of head gaskets, I ordered Fel-Pro head gaskets but the ones I received are Black, made in Canada (no offense) and don't have Fel-Pro any where on them. My old ones had the typical gray Fel-Pro gasket with the orange outline and logo.
3) Are there differences in head gaskets? As in cheap, don't use ones?
The heads look interchangeable, as in, both sides look the same.
4) Is there a ' left and right side' head?
When I removed my cracked heads I was careful to keep track of where each push rod came from and its orientation and to mark the left and right side rocker arm assemblies.
These replacement heads have their own rocker arm assemblies,springs and valves.
5) With these replacement heads should I use the their rocker arm assemblies with the old push rods (assuming they're straight) or should I use my old rocker arm assemblies along with the old push rods?
Thanks
After picking up a set of heads from Kelly (thanks buddy) I drilled the recommended cooling holes between the exhaust valves and tomorrow I'll have them cleaned, fluxed and a valve job done on them.
My cracked heads were stamped '83, these replacements are stamped '77.
1) Are there differences in the heads from different years?
2) Can I still use my new 85 2.8 head gaskets?
Speaking of head gaskets, I ordered Fel-Pro head gaskets but the ones I received are Black, made in Canada (no offense) and don't have Fel-Pro any where on them. My old ones had the typical gray Fel-Pro gasket with the orange outline and logo.
3) Are there differences in head gaskets? As in cheap, don't use ones?
The heads look interchangeable, as in, both sides look the same.
4) Is there a ' left and right side' head?
When I removed my cracked heads I was careful to keep track of where each push rod came from and its orientation and to mark the left and right side rocker arm assemblies.
These replacement heads have their own rocker arm assemblies,springs and valves.
5) With these replacement heads should I use the their rocker arm assemblies with the old push rods (assuming they're straight) or should I use my old rocker arm assemblies along with the old push rods?
Thanks