Re: Which Head Gasket for SuperA with 3 1/4 Piston

Posted by Hugh MacKay on May 13, 2007 at 03:38:43 from (216.208.58.174):

In Reply to: Which Head Gasket for SuperA with 3 1/4 Pistons? posted by Hartford in Beeton on May 12, 2007 at 18:47:20:

Hartford: I'd suggest you do the same as IH did over 50 years ago. When they increased the cubic inch from 113 to 123 or 135, in all cases they added a water pump, and larger radiator. It only stands to reason, one goes with larger bore for more power, more power generates more heat and more heat takes more cooling. Since you are installing this in a Super A you will still have the smaller radiator. For this reason, I'd go water pump. Your doing a lot of work there, may as well make it last.

I fully realize, folks are going to respond to my post, saying, "I ran my 123+ cubic inches without a water pump for years tractor pulling." That may well be, a pull at a tractor pull lasts precisely 3 minutes, and they do it 5, 10, 15 or 20 times per year. They should try putting the tractor under load 8 to 10 hours per day, if they truly want to test their engine and ability of the cooling system.

Replies:

• Re: Which Head Gasket for SuperA with 3 1/4 Piston georgeky 07:09:13 05/13/07 (2)
  • Re: Which Head Gasket for SuperA with 3 1/4 Piston Hugh MacKay 09:08:00 05/13/07 (1)
    • Re: Which Head Gasket for SuperA with 3 1/4 Piston georgeky 10:44:54 05/13/07 (0)

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