Re: Head gasket question
[Re: Gabby63]
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12/17/22 11:03 AM
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What was wrong with the 1009 for your application? I’m between the 8519 and 1009 for mine and the 1009s are quite a bit more
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Re: Head gasket question
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12/17/22 03:42 PM
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What was wrong with the 1009 for your application? I’m between the 8519 and 1009 for mine and the 1009s are quite a bit more I believe the early 1009 head gaskets were design for the 426W and 383 bore size, 4.250 up to 4.310. The 8519 are for everyday rebuilders on 440 and 400 motors with the larger bores
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Re: Head gasket question
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12/19/22 05:33 PM
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The early years(~1980s) of original Fel-Pro Performance (race) head gaskets featured a NON-pre-flattened internal wire ring (wrapped inside a stainless steel combustion armor).... this design did allow some minor brinelling into soft aluminum castings (head and/or block). It was actually preferred by some race-engine builders to allow the slight brinelling as it would provide a slightly better combustion seal at the armor.
The later years (~1990s up) of the Fel-Pro Performance (race) head gaskets featured a PRE-flattened internal wire ring (wrapped inside a stainless steel combustion armor)... this would deter the wire ring from brinelling into soft aluminum castings (head and/or block). This design had been implemented throughout the entire line of Fel-Pro Performance (race) head gaskets... and still provided superb combustion sealing.
The 8519 was originally for motor-home applications (example: 440-3) having two extra ~1/4" spark plug cooling holes per cylinder. I believe that was later implemented to all the big block head gaskets (7891 series). However, the 8519 later received its folded-over cylinder armor to become stainless steel (vs the 7891 just having traditional tin-plate... marketing and pricing issues always prevail).
The 7891 and 8519 series head gaskets never had an internal wire ring... instead, just the traditional folded over flat armor.
The Fel-Pro Marine head gaskets feature stainless steel metal core and flat folded cylinder armors... all to prevent potential rust from ever occurring... no internal wire rings under the folded over cylinder armors.
NOTE: I'm a former Fel-Pro applications engineer.... some things have changed since I departed the company several years ago, so, I might be slightly incorrect, but, I do recall the past history of the aftermarket gasket line while I was with them for many long years.
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Re: Head gasket question
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12/20/22 02:51 PM
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I'm in search of .030" over head gaskets that match the valve notches in my block and combustion chamber shape of my heads. If memory serves, I was running .038" compressed thickness Cometic MLS gaskets when I messed up plotting my timing curve.
I am speculating detonation lifted both aluminum Indy EZ heads on my stock block RB while attempting to integrate vacuum advance into my timing table. The detonation also damaged the heads, one piston and the fire ring on my Cometic MLS head gaskets. The fire ring was eroded away in places including where it was back away from direct exposure to the combustion chamber between the head and the block.
I'm assuming this was all as a result of my ham fisted attempt to set my timing up with the added vacuum advance. I'll attach my last timing table for the curious, experienced and knowledgeable. Prior to this new ignition, I was running an MSD Pro-billet locked out at 35*. The motor was easy to start and seemed happy. So. of course I had to mess with a good thing.
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Re: Head gasket question
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12/20/22 03:31 PM
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^ Adding timing in high vacuum/low load ranges shouldn't have been capable of knocking the thing apart.
Unless it was running through that at WOT (map sensor not calibrated/reading correctly)
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Re: Head gasket question
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I assume you did verify timing with your timing light before sending it wide open?
My EFI system has a way I can I lock timing to a set amount to verify with a light. Then if everything lunes up you can resume to using a timing table like the one shown.
Just wanting to make sure that table wasn't adding timing to your 35*.
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Re: Head gasket question
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12/21/22 07:40 PM
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I assume you did verify timing with your timing light before sending it wide open?
My EFI system has a way I can I lock timing to a set amount to verify with a light. Then if everything lunes up you can resume to using a timing table like the one shown.
Just wanting to make sure that table wasn't adding timing to your 35*.
The timing is fixed in the Progressive Ignition blue tooth distributor and is controlled electronically. The only connections to the distributor are the 2 wires (Same as MSD) and the vacuum line to the manifold. I did verify the base timing with several of my timing lights to see if they all read the same. They did. The program runs on my cell phone and shows where the timing is at that RPM and vacuum reading. Everything looked & felt like it was running correctly. I felt no power loss, but noticed white smoke coming from the exhaust when I arrived home after a 75 mile loop. The coolant steam cleaned my cylinders and my heads were etched along the fire ring.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda #'s 440-6(block in storage)currently 493" 6 pack, Shaker, 5 speed Passon, 4.10's 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 408 Magnum EFI with 4 speed automatic overdrive, 3800 stall lock-up converter and 4.30's (closest thing to an automatic 5 speed going)
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