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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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Hey guys can you pull the heads of of a 96 ci.with out pulling the jugs as far as base gasket leaking go,s?
 
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Since they use ,"O" rings, no. Having said that Hi temp silicone could be used I bet. Doesn't really use a gasket otherwise.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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If you don't disturb the jug then you should be able to swap heads with no problems. If your going to turn the engine over with the head off I would make sure there was something holding the jug down. They make nuts for this and I've seen others use the head bolts and some PVC pipe as spacers to do the same thing.
 
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Hey guys can you pull the heads of of a 96 ci.with out pulling the jugs as far as base gasket leaking go,s?
Base gasket or head gasket????

You can pull the heads and replace head gasket without pulling the jugs, base gasket o-ring you cannot.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Yeah I was just wanting to pull the heads and do A Big Boyz job and didnt want to pull the jugs.Im useing the 37 cams with stock heads and pullin 81 h&92flb just want A little more.Thanx guys.
 
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Yeah I was just wanting to pull the heads and do A Big Boyz job and didnt want to pull the jugs.Im useing the 37 cams with stock heads and pullin 81 h&92flb just want A little more.Thanx guys.
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Hmm. what would just the 030 head gasket Do?
 
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Hmm. what would just the 030 head gasket Do?
bump up the compression a tad for your cam.
 
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