Well for starter I noticed white smoke coming from my tail pipe so I was once told by an old timer if you remove the fan belt and start the car. Wit the radiator cap off if you see bubbles in the radiator you have a blown head gasket Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: 65 <65Val@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:26:58 To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: 361 head gaskets I came in late on this. What exactly told you that your head gaskets were blown? Darwin/BC/Canada --'65 Cdn.Val.Custom 100 'vert --'67 Dart GT 'vert... Check'em out... http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e285/65val ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Isle" <mnwildpunk@xxxxxxxxx> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:54 PM Subject: Re: 361 head gaskets > Ok I'm nervous I pulled both heads and I don't see any carbon travel from > one cylinder to another like I normally do with a blown head > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:20:08 > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: 361 head gaskets > > > What about valve guides? Seems to me a motor of that vintage w/ 90K on > it is going to need a bit of work on the heads. As has been said one > thing leads to another. > > Paul L. > '63 Sport Fury > 440/727 > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html > > Rich Kinsley wrote: >> >> I don't believe it would be a good idea to put new lifters on an old >> cam. Might cause a lobe meltdown. Except for having a bent pushrod I >> don't believe lifters/p-rods are much of an issue as opposed to the >> timing chain/gears. They should have much more life than the chain. >> >> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies >> ==================================================================== >> 65 wrote: >> > >> > Pushrods should be fine, unless one or more is bent. If your going to >> > do >> > >> > >> > lifters, you might as well do the cam too.....and if you're doing the >> > cam, >> > might as well do the timing chain (double roller...steel gears at >> > least). >> > 90K is alot on plastic gears! >> > >> > JMHO... >> > >> > >> > Darwin/BC/Canada >> > --'65 Cdn.Val.Custom 100 'vert >> > --'67 Dart GT 'vert... >> > Check'em out... http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e285/65val >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Dave Isle" <mnwildpunk@xxxxxxxxx> >> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 7:52 PM >> > Subject: 361 head gaskets >> > >> > >> > > >> > > Ok I'm finally going to start fixing the blown head gaskets on my 361 >> > > my >> > > >> > > >> > > question is being my motor has 90K on it should I go through the >> > > heads >> > > and >> > > replace the push rods and lifters? >> > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> > > >> > > >> > > ---- >> > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- >> > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and >> > > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended >> > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will >> > > protect >> > > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the >> > > content >> > > signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! >> > > >> > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: >> > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar topic. 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