Head Gasket

[HELENT]

Where can I find the BEST brand head gasket for a 59AB on the east coast?

 

[Kube]

Any Napa store in your neighborhood.

 

[Chris Nelson]

Patrick's in Casa Grande, Arizona carries them. 520-836-1104 He is great to work with and will ship to you.

 

[supereal]

Before you install new head gaskets, have a good machine shop check the heads and resurface as necessary. For a 59A with 3-3/16 bore, we prefer the copper faced gaskets. They are not much more expensive than ordinary type, but tend to seal better. We get ours from C&G. Ask for 59A-6051-C. $45/each.

 

[Ol' Ron]

Now that you have the heads off, you could have the heads milled to have.050" piston to head clearance. This would help fuel econmy and improve drivaebilly.

 

[paul2748]

Try EGGE. I understand they have other Best Gaskets items

 

[TomO]

Fel-Pro still makes the best gaskets for the flatheads. You can purchase them from most auto supply stores or from Rock Auto.

FEL-PRO Part # 7283B

 

[tamnalan]

I'm a big fan of copper-faced gaskets for L-head motors. Treat them with some spray Kopr-Kote (or equivalent), check torque a time or two, and be happy!

Sorry, don't know where to get them for Ford V8 motors yet.

 

[34billct]

And the answer is, EARLY FORD V8 SALES a best gasket distributor. www.earlyford.com in Piedmont, South Carolina 1 800 4173347