Install it so that the small hole with the metal "ring" near the end of the
gasket (you can see it in the lower photo) is aligned with the corresponding
oil passage hole in the block (towards the rear of the block). I always
install it dry, except for around that same oil passage. I smear a really,
really thin coating of Hylomar on both sides of the gasket around that hole.
If I don't, I always get an oil "weep" at the head-block interface at that
point.
Hope this helps,
Hugh Barber
Hollister, CA
'73 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Donohoe
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:14 AM
To: vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: General Q... Head Gasket Orientation
Greetings all...
here's a bit of a general question, arose as I
prepared to reinstall the head on my '70 Triumph GT6+
Which side of this bloomin' gasket faces the head and
which the block? See photo:
http://www.simplesevens.com/GT6HeadGasket.jpg
Yes, I forgot to look at the one I removed and yes,
all the passages line up when I flip it front-to-back.
The gasket includes an oil passage at both ends though
the block and head only have a passage at one end.
So the answer lies with the 'bridges' between the
cylinder openings on the lower image - do they face
the head or block??
Oh, and what's teh concensus - install it dry, or with
what sort of sealer?
Thanks in advance,
John D.
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