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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 424 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 424 | My '34 had a 206 in it. Follow OldSubs advice and check the casting numbers though for sure. Also make sure that you have a '35 head and not some other year. I know from experience!! I bought a gasket set for my '34. No problem! Everything seemed to be the right. I had new babbit type bearings poured (yikes! that was big bucks) and I assembled the engine. I held the head gasket up to the block, no problem, all the bolt holes lined up and everything! I was home free! However, one thing I didn't know at the time (or even notice) was that Chevy had changed the head just slightly from '34 to '35 and the coolant holes on the head were slightly different. I torqued the head down and when I went to fill the radiator with coolant the first time, I was amazed at how much water and coolant the system took!! Suddenly there was coolant/water running out the exhaust pipe!
It turns out I had a '35 head on a '34 block and what I had done was fill up not only the radiator, but the crankcase and the cylinders of my brand new engine with coolant. I was fit to be tied!! :mad:
I guess what I'm saying is make sure you know what block AND what head you have on those 30's Chevys and get a head gasket that will work with both. Use the old one as a reference if you still have it. Hope that helps!
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