3.2 question, is gasketless design a problem? Options

[brp914]

hi,

I'm getting my 3.2 freshened. the 3.2's have no head gaskets. my machinist recomended machining the cylinders so that C2 type gaskets could be used. At first I thought ok, but later reconsidered because I dont recall head leaks to be a problem with 3.2's. I just took apart 2 3.2's - both had top ends done at some point in their lives and neither had this mod done. Anyone have knowledge of this? tia

Bryan

[brp914]

quote]Seriously?

I knew about changing the head studs, but cutting the heads for the later gasket?

Hum.

Ollies hasnt said anything to us.

I guess German Precision must be doing them.

Very interesting.


B
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It was Ollies that was going to do it.

Posted Jul 17 2006, 06:54 PM
The head gasket was a running change on the C2 (964), and IME, the earlier engines all need the mod the first time they come apart. Leaks are absolutely epidemic on that engine. I had a long discussion a year or so ago with Bruce Anderson about the head gaskets and the studs. Most of the in-the-know people are putting the old style steel head studs in their street rebuilds along with the head gasket mod. Tha Cap'n

His Crustiness - are you saying the leaks are caused by broken dilivars (which did occur with my engine), or the gasketless design itself?

thanks all for your replies.