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Purdy Swoft · 05-22-2013, 10:33 AM

I think that a lot of head gaskets get replaced that really don't need to be repolaced. I've seen a lot of head gaskets replaced because the owner noticed grease in the radiator. Most model A's will have oily residue in the upper tank from years of improperly greasing the water pump. Some, when they see droplets coming out around the radiator cap when accelerating, automatically assume that they have a blown head gasket. A lot of times when the unknowing newby makes a RAZOO and removes the head, they end up wringing off a couple of head studs in the block , followed by dispare..

05-22-2013, 10:33 AM	#16
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Do high compression heads eat head gaskets? I think that a lot of head gaskets get replaced that really don't need to be repolaced. I've seen a lot of head gaskets replaced because the owner noticed grease in the radiator. Most model A's will have oily residue in the upper tank from years of improperly greasing the water pump. Some, when they see droplets coming out around the radiator cap when accelerating, automatically assume that they have a blown head gasket. A lot of times when the unknowing newby makes a RAZOO and removes the head, they end up wringing off a couple of head studs in the block , followed by dispare..