Head Gasket water passages

bluestang347 · Nov 19, 2023

Dart SHP block, AFR 185 renegades, and cometic mls C5909-060 head gaskets. Why are the two front water passages blocked and the upper passages restricted vs the head/block passage size?

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ebone84 · Nov 20, 2023

I would say that’s normal .... I recall my head gaskets looking the same way .... that helps the water flow from the front to the rear of the block .... 2 cents

ebone84 · Nov 20, 2023

Also I would put some RTV/write stuff on the titties going up to the china rail..... 2 cents

bluestang347 · Nov 20, 2023

ebone84 said:
I would say that’s normal .... I recall my head gaskets looking the same way .... that helps the water flow from the front to the rear of the block .... 2 cents

From looking at other people's builds they all appear to be that way. Since it has been so long since I have built one of these I am just making sure I don't miss something.

revhead347 · Nov 21, 2023

It's to channel water to the back of the block before it flows back to the front in the heads to distribute cooling. The had gasket is how you make that work on an engine with interchangeable parts like heads, and symmetrical casting processes.

Kurt

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Apparently my ex-husband made that mistake.

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