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AJS

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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The "Flackmaster" is on the hunt and I have a few other leads. How 3 people missed what a POS my head was is unbelievable, I am one of the 3. I guess we just wanted it to be good, so bad.

Posted on: 2016/3/3 11:42

AJS

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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I have a 1939 cast iron head in my possession.The head is surfaced and good to go. I will be smoothing it out and installing it soon. This 39 head has been drilled for the 35, 36 block. The 39 cooling holes will be blocked by my 35 head gasket.
I am confident this will solve my compression leak problems. The 1935 aluminum head was full of old repairs and problems. I will miss how light is is.
Thank You for all the advice.
Andy

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Posted on: 2016/3/9 12:48

AJS

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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Today I spent 3 hours working on the head and removed all of the rough casting marks. After I smoothed out the head I etch primed it. I will apply epoxy primer then sand until the head is smooth before I paint it. I found the brass square head plug at Pep Boys, and the water inlet studs at Orchard Supply Hardware.

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Posted on: 2016/3/12 23:58

HH56

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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Hopefully the head hasn't been milled or surfaced more than once or twice. Am assuming the valves have the same tight clearance on the 35 engines as the later engines. If so, and the history of the head is unknown, if you haven't already I think I would make sure the valves clear before investing a lot of time on the head. IIRC, it was last year someone found out the hard way that valve clearance can be a big issue when changing heads.

Posted on: 2016/3/13 0:17

Howard

AJS

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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The points you bring up are extremely valid.. The head is in spec, it was checked against the head that was removed. I will have no clearance issues with my valves.
Thank You for bringing these issues up.

Posted on: 2016/3/13 6:08

AJS

the new 1935 eight cylinder head

#16

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I was able to put primer on the head today, I will sand it tomorrow and then determine if another coat of primer will be needed before paint.

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Posted on: 2016/3/14 22:54

AJS

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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sanded, one more coat of primer then final sand and paint.

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Posted on: 2016/3/15 22:54

Owen_Dyneto

Re: head gasket problems with 1935 eight

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Don't forget to clean the paint off the base to bare metal where the distributor mounts, the base platform and the bolt holes are how the distributor gets its electrical ground.

Posted on: 2016/3/16 8:50