302 head gasket

ponydude · 07-26-2001, 06:24 PM

I recently purchased a set of head gasket for
my ford 302 (1987) from detroit gasket.
there is a kind of smaller gasket glued on the larger one and I would like to know if it goes on facing the block side or the head side?

the documentation says to put the gasket with FRONT at the top and at the front of the engine but it says front on both sides of it!!!

Fostang · 07-26-2001, 07:37 PM

Install it with the front water passages blocked off. Notice how on one side they are open and on the other they should be closed. This is to insure proper cooling of the block.

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07-26-2001, 06:24 PM	#1
ponydude Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Les Cedres Posts: 7	302 head gasket I recently purchased a set of head gasket for my ford 302 (1987) from detroit gasket. there is a kind of smaller gasket glued on the larger one and I would like to know if it goes on facing the block side or the head side? the documentation says to put the gasket with FRONT at the top and at the front of the engine but it says front on both sides of it!!!

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07-26-2001, 07:37 PM	#2
Fostang Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Stockton, Ca Posts: 599	Install it with the front water passages blocked off. Notice how on one side they are open and on the other they should be closed. This is to insure proper cooling of the block. ------------------ 67'fastback-Edelbrock carb,intake,cam,valve springs.Rhode lifters, CompCam rocker arms, windage tray,cerama coated headers,dual flows with H-pipe, modded c-4,tci stall converter,perma cool electric fan,aluminum water pump,griffen aluminum radiator,accel 8.8 cable,wide cap distriburator,magnetic pick up,v-matic hurst shifter,edelbrock performer nitrous, carter electric fuel pump,ignitor coil,solid motor mounts,magna racing suspension,poly urathane bushings,under rider traction bars, comp. eng. s