Re: 1936 - standard 8 - spitting up through carb

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/7/7 0:51:25

Crin,

Couple of things... re the gasket, not sure who would sell just the head gasket, as I see them in rebuild kits but don't know if they'll sell you just the single gasket. Have you checked with the 'regular' suppliers... Kanter's, Max Merritt, etc.???
Also, in reasoning this through, unless the car has been sitting for an extended period without being run, I would think it unlikely that you would suddenly get sticking valves in 3 cylinders?? Plus the 'foam' in the rad would seem to point to a head gasket. Big ENOUGH job, but like you say, I think I'd rather mess with that than having to tie into valve issues. Hope you can get it sorted and get her back on the road and still enjoy some of the summer!