are the dowels between the head and the block

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Jun 24, 2010 | 05:36 PM

ChefJ

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are the dowels between the head and the block

Just curious if the dowels between the head and the block are simply for placement as I only have 1 of them? I am assuming they are useless for people with studs and a novelty for people with bolts. Any ideas?

Jun 24, 2010 | 06:09 PM

thatsahonda

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yes just for placement, head is kinda heavy so it's nice to have I know it made my life easier

Jun 25, 2010 | 11:10 AM

Billman250

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I would definitely use both.

Those dowels make sure the head is positioned correctly on the block, and the valves are centered over the cyls.

Jun 25, 2010 | 12:07 PM

crank

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they keep the head gasket in its correct place and ensure near perfect placement of head/block.

Jun 26, 2010 | 10:34 AM

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I would have been nervous my headgasket would have shifted the slightest bit while placing the head on had the dowels not been holding the headgasket perfectly centered.

Jun 26, 2010 | 11:19 AM

ChefJ

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I would have been nervous but the hg slides nicely over the ARP studs, so there isn't any movement there.

Jun 26, 2010 | 12:48 PM

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Yes, with studs its not a problem, deff would not do it with bolts tho.

are the dowels between the head and the block

are the dowels between the head and the block

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