[Elmopquackenbush]

Hello Gentlemen,

You have a good discussion going on here and the answer to one of my questions is answered where you talk about making the gland rings shorter to fit the combined depth of each engine block exhaust port recess and corresponding manifold port recess and then allowing for gasket squishing or compression.

I am lucky because all of the ports are aligned very well in my '30 Closed Cab Pickup with original parts.

The other question that I have is how much does a copper gasket compress in thousanths of an inch?

Thanks
Elmo P Quackenbush