Not sure but it might work just the same. Both overhead and flathead does the same as far as compression and combustion. I have noticed that some companies make a fire ring seal on the inside of the gasket to keep the gasket paper from burning off on the inside rim. The hole punch set you got I was thinking about getting one myself and seeing that they work better than I thought just made my mind up for me. Thank You for the info on that too. Keep up the Great work!!!!
If anyone makes a copper gasket then spray both sides with a nice thick coat of aluminum paint.It makes a good compression layer.And use it while its still tacky.
@@hillbillyholler516 I have a Chinese mini tractor that blew the head gasket a month ago. I checked the internet and the suppliers will not send an order less than 300 pcs. I only need one. So I was gonna cut a piece of manifold gasket but the old one had a metal ring around the cylinder hole. So after watching your video I think I'll keep trying to get the original gasket just to make sure it is sealed correctly. So thank you for sharing.
@@siuealangi9624 better to be safe than sorry but is you have access to copper plate you can make your own gasket this type of repair us old farts have been doing for over 30 years lol. If you aren't comfortable using composite materials then do solid copper plate which has I high melting point then most bought gaskets It won't hurt to try what I used to make your own and see but copper plate is ideal. Composite materials may work too
@@hillbillyholler516 thank you for giving me options. I'll see if I can get a gasket from somewhere first. If it's too much hustle then I'll make one. Again thank you for your help.
I would have preferred copper but I can't get any easily at the moment. I have heard folded aluminum foil will work in a pinch also but it's like a 3 run fix
@@JohnWheels I'm just tinkering with stuff....if I really want to get serious with an engine build I can. I just want to keep it at a realistic level so anyone can do it instead of throwing money at it till it works. Most people watching these videos can't afford to slam billet parts at an engine.
I've seen a guy put sandpaper on a big piece of glass and then it was a perfectly flat surface and then move the head against it until it was perfectly flat. I don't claim to be a mechanic.
Sheet glass is by how it's manufactured dead flat. Temporarily gluing a new sheet of sandpaper with something like Krylon Easy-Tack allows you to remove the sandpaper at any time and replace it with another sheet.
Glass used for mirror is manufactured flater for less distortion. I had a nice 2' x 2' x 1/4" left by previous owner in my home. Used it several times spray glued sheet emery on it. I broke it😭. Not sure how to replace it.
It's been done for years and years with a lot of engines. Old school hot rodders used to use copper sheets and make their own thin copper head gaskets to gain compression on stock engines. People have used coolant sealers like sodium silicate to seal head gasket leaks for years. You actually can make a v8 head gasket yourself. It has been done many times in the past
@@hillbillyholler516 sorry I meant if the engine block needed the old gasket cleaning off it and cleaning up you can't just sand it the engine block surface the cylinder head maybe you can as it's smaller but how would you flatten out the engine block ready for s copper gasket also I need to find somewhere that can laser cut my sheet of copper to make it into a head gasket
@@getochild13 ah well you actually can do a big block. Instead of moving the block you can make a large sanding block that's wider than the deck and make two handles so it's like a wood plane for planing wood. You would want to be sure it's TRUE flat and color the block like I did with the head I milled. Take your time! Also if it's really off square you want to have it machined but if it's a little off you can do it yourself. As far as big engines I would just buy the gaskets because of higher compression and higher heat.
