Head Gasket for Winfield Head

I have used them with good results with a repo aluminium Winfield head but as all ways you need a flat and true deck and head surface
These days I prefer and recommend you go with copper clad gasket
 
I did not have good luck with that gasket on a B engine with a synders 5.5 head. The gasket that has worked well is the Best gasket company "graph tite 573 G". I have used it on several engines both B and A blocks with Synder's heads with no failures yet. Sprayed both sides with copper coat and bolted it down.
 
I've got that gasket under a Winfield alloy head and so far no problems.
I've also had high tensile studs made as the ones available from Snyders are too short for the Winfield head. Also the threads on the Snyder studs are not as accurate as the might be and the purpose made studs sat more perpendicular allowing the head to slip on with less effort.
I've torqued it up to 65 ft/lbs with these studs and time will tell if that's too much?
Keith
 
wensum said:
I've got that gasket under a Winfield alloy head and so far no problems.
I've also had high tensile studs made as the ones available from Snyders are too short for the Winfield head. Also the threads on the Snyder studs are not as accurate as the might be and the purpose made studs sat more perpendicular allowing the head to slip on with less effort.
I've torqued it up to 65 ft/lbs with these studs and time will tell if that's too much?
Keith
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I have had no problem with the studs from Snyders on my repop al head
 

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I would wait until the heads are available and ask Tod what he recommends........both for studs, washers, nuts and gasket
Paul in CT
 
just plain bill said:
I have had no problem with the studs from Snyders on my repop al head
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Only the longer stud for the distributor cable bracket was the correct length for my repop al head and Snyders would not sell a set of those.
However, I can see by your photo that the studs are long enough.
My head must have been a little thicker (7:1) or the flats for the head nuts not machined low enough?
Keith
 
wensum said:
Only the longer stud for the distributor cable bracket was the correct length for my repop al head and Snyders would not sell a set of those.
However, I can see by your photo that the studs are long enough.
My head must have been a little thicker (7:1) or the flats for the head nuts not machined low enough?
Keith
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My head was/is from the initial run.
 
That Snyder silicone gasket I had on mine in the past leaked like a sieve. AER sent a Best 573 with my short block to install with my 6:1 head. They also recommended no spray or sealer of any kind. Torqued down to 60 ft lbs., and dry as a bone so far.
 
The other thing is that premium gasket is about .100 thick, it will lower the compression ratio a bit. If you use one you need to torque it serval more times than normal other wise it will blow.
The only time I use them is if the deck was surfaced too much and the piston is hitting the head with a graphite gasket. Other wise the Best brand 573 is the way to go.
 
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