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429 head gasket

Started by Marty Krizay, March 16, 2005, 01:25:04 PM

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Marty Krizay

I believe I have identified the drivers side cylinder head that has a blown head gasket on a 1967 429 engine.  I found water on one spark plug and the exhaust is wet with a strong smell of coolant.  Once I remove the head, I anticipate finding a puddle of water and rust.  My question is what should I use to clean-up and prep for a new head gasket?  Should I have a machine shop look at the head to see if it contributed to the gasket failure?  What should I expect to pay for the machine shop to prep a head?  I know the cylinder heads were torqued to specs. when installed one year ago---what went wrong?  Does anyone have tips so I dont have to do this again down the road?  

Marty