Does anyone have any experience or input in what would happen to water temperature if one of the head gaskets on a 351 Windsor was reversed?
I apologize for the last post, bumped something on the laptop and it sent.
Pretty sure it blocks the water passage, and it overheats.
Is there a story behind this question?
Yes - as Caleb asked…why suspect that when other things cause overheating too?
To get one right and one reversed, you’d also have to flip it over, and most have a different look to one side. So the installer would have had to ignore that too, unless he was doing just one.
Having an issue with the car getting hot after it has run for about 45 minutes (highway speed/stop and go), everything works great for awhile, then the temperature will start to creep up and stay there.
The block/heads were cleaned when it was rebuilt, new high flow water pump, Griffin exact fit Aluminum radiator, 7 blade clutch fan, shroud , and a 13 inch electric pusher in front of the radiator to assist with airflow.
Water temp will get as high as 215, which is not bad but when it is at this temperature I am getting what sounds like lifter noise (oil pressure is at about 45 pounds).
I have read that if one or both of the gaskets are wrong it will cause overheating as well as inaccurate temperature readings due to the route the water takes through the block.
Any thoughts or has anyone else had this happen?
I had this on the R code when it was just a driver, but it would cool down when driving on the highway. Turned out my fan clutch was not engaging.
Pulled the heads, gaskets were right, blocking the heat riser on the intake (electric choke and the weather in AZ really doesn’t require this) and wrapping the headers when I reassemble. Should be done next weekend (waiting for the header wrap, its about 80 bucks cheaper on e-bay than the local parts place).
I’ve tried a couple of different fan clutches in the past the car reacted the same.
I’ll see what happens when it is up and running again.