DANIEL TINDER (9/19/2009)
46yblock (9/17/2009)
Right in front of me! It is almost as exciting as starting the new engine the first time.
Installation will be easier since I used white grease with no other sealer on the manifold gaskets when they were put on in Feb., following Ted's lead. There wasnt coolant or vacuum leak.
Thanks John Mummert!I assume white grease used so as to simplify gasket change. Not recommended for permanent installation though?
The assumption is right, it was meant to be a short 2-4 week install of the iron 2V. Ted had made mention that he used the white grease during dyno runs when intakes were going to be switched, so I thought ah ha. John ran into problems and the installation was longer. However, I have been wondering if the grease idea may be a good one for the aluminum intake to help the increased movement due to expansion contraction. Read some time ago that early aluminum head failures were due to the fact that machine shop milling of head surfaces used to produce a coarse surface like with cast iron. It resulted in surfaces not wanting to move while the aluminum did. They changed their practices for milling an aluminum head with a smoother finish and it helped. Dont know much of anything for sure.
The type of gasket material may or may not be a player. These were cheapos with no metal shieldiing.
Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.
