Dave,
There's no such animal as a stupid question... except the one that goes
unasked.
This, by the way, is my test to see if I've done this (1st) post correct.
Thanks,
Gary J. Durham
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 18:30:53 -0500 Mayer49@netscape.net writes:
> Well good afternoon y'all.
> This being my very first project car ever and first engine
> re-build ever, i have yet another stupid question.
> I am going to be putting the head gasket on my '68 Spit next
> weekend (too cold and snowy this weekend without a heated garage to
> work in). Now, i looked at all my gaskets in the set last week and
> i noticed that on one side of the head gasket there is a small piece
> of metal in between the cylinder holes, not just around them....but
> acctually in-between them. What is the purpose of this and when
> installing does that go down on the block or is that facing up and
> contacting the head?
> Like i said, stupid question. But this being my first rebuild ever
> i want to do it right and know why it is right.
> Thanks all.
> Dave
> '68 Spit MK3
> http://anglefire.com/d20/davies_stuff/cars/Spit.html
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