so i am getting my new 2F/3FE head combo together, one piece at a time, and this weekend, i was anticipating getting the head bolted up.
in putting the gasket on, i didnt see a 'this side up' mark, so i flipped the gasket a time or two to make sure i had it aligned correctly. when i got the lifter galley side lined up correctly, i checked the rest of the holes near the pistons to make sure it was good to go.
unfortunately, about a third of the holes were blocked by the gasket! no hole in the gasket at all, not even a stamping pattern. if it was just one hole, i wouldnt have been so suprised. but it was multiple holes, and most of the big ones on the passenger side of the block.
the gasket came out of a felpro rebuild gasket kit... anybody else have this problem? whose gasket did you get for a replacement?
TIA
in putting the gasket on, i didnt see a 'this side up' mark, so i flipped the gasket a time or two to make sure i had it aligned correctly. when i got the lifter galley side lined up correctly, i checked the rest of the holes near the pistons to make sure it was good to go.
unfortunately, about a third of the holes were blocked by the gasket! no hole in the gasket at all, not even a stamping pattern. if it was just one hole, i wouldnt have been so suprised. but it was multiple holes, and most of the big ones on the passenger side of the block.
the gasket came out of a felpro rebuild gasket kit... anybody else have this problem? whose gasket did you get for a replacement?
TIA