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im looking for a good place to buy some quality gaskets for my 239. what all is interchangable with the bigger y blocks ? any help is appreciated
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I get my gaskets from NAPA. Ebay nearly always has gasket sets but I have no idea what the quality is.
Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria
E.J. in Havana FL
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All the gaskets for larger Ys fit. The head gaskets are different, and later steel shim gaskets won't seal a water passage and water leaks into the cylinder. The composition gaskets in the NAPA kit will seal.
John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"
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Hitting on all eight cylinders
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so should i just ask for a gasket for a more common year 292 or whatever whn i go there. all i need right now is an intake gasket for the 239
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The intake gaskets for the 239 are a different part# from the 272-292 gasket sets.According to the NAPA online site the part # for 1954 239 engine is FPGMS9243B priced at about $9.00.I find the NAPA online site very handy for checking part#'s and availability.
 
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Whoa, I took in too much territory when I said "all" the gaskets will fit. Intake gasket, as mentioned above, is for the smaller ports. The 292 gaskets are iffy for sealing the ports.
John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"
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Hitting on all eight cylinders
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hahaa i was pretty dman sure the 239 intake gaskets had to be different due to the port size. just ordered a set off of napa. thanks guys
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