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Thanks I do have an untouched composite on standby just in case its another problem entirely .Drove the car for 30 years ran 180 max until pssenger side spiked. Found all kinds of crap stuck in the block at the rear water jacket.

Approx what dia are you opening up to and are you doing all the small holes or just the rear Thanks

Thanks ,sounds like a good solution .going to open them up .

I used my fiber gasket as an example in the pic for showing how the gasket water hole does not align with head . This gasket is exactly the same as the copper gasket I used. Both are manufactured by "best " gaskets . Hope this has explained things in small print without the question mark. Lol

Thks for the ideas .

Do you have any advice on what gasket to use . Would be much appreciated.

I have 53 merc flathead v8 with offenhauser aluminum heads. I ran into overheat]ing only on passenger side Sludge and and grit blocked at rear water jacket cavity. Checked gasket small hole in gasket does not line up with water jacket in rear of head. Very small hole in gasket is misaligned...

Just a thought has anyone ever tried the cooling trick Barney Navarro used. Placing a length of copper pipe behind the water pump cavity through the water jackets to the back of the block to increase cooling and circulation.. Anyone try this . Let me know if its worthwhile to try. Thanks

Thanks guys for the input . Ive removed all the hoses and checked the thermostats . Still trases of rust inside the head and rad hoses. Drilled two bleed holes in the thermostats . Next step will test run see what happens. Trying to get the simple more accessible things first before removing...

I previously flushed the engine , lots of rusty crap coming out. Hope the head gasket on the passenger side isnt blown but there is a possibility.

I dunked them in water to test them after having two brand new thermostats that didnt open till + 200F.Iam questioning the quality. I have tested the 160F stat seems to open okay . Drilled 2 bypass holes will try that on the passenger side head. Hope that works.

I used a laser temp to verify head temps. Mechanical gauges on both sides . Passenger temp starts risinf after idling for a while .Keeps climbing to over 200 F , then starts puking out of rad .

I have a 53 merc 255 v8.Ive been driving it since mid 80s . Offenhauser heads , isky max 1 cam , holley 4 barrel, mallory duel point dizzy. Started now to overheat excessively on passenger side bank. Had rad pressure checked , flushed block, 160 thermostats.When engine idling pas bank temp...

Thanks , guess Ill have to redo with the regular lacing they offer now

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