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Old May 31, 2017 | 02:50 PM
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So I see there were no head gaskets on this. Dug around some and found they are Trock cylinders(92") No head gasket, seats like a diesel with the "liner"protusion.
 
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So I see there were no head gaskets on this. Dug around some and found they are Trock cylinders(92") No head gasket, seats like a diesel with the "liner"protusion.
Did they run external drain-backs on the heads? Looks like the line running across the carb is the drain back.
 
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Both drains are on the left side. Line over the carb hadn't been cut for the fuel when the pic was taken. Interesting talk with the guy that worked with Trock in the 70's-80's.
 
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