fixerupper
Well-known Member
On Oct 5th I ordered a head gasket for a mid-serial numbered B through Deere because I only needed the head gasket and I needed it fairly soon. The aftermarket only sells gasket sets. It should have been at the dealer in two days. 21 days later I am still without a usable gasket. The first gasket was delayed for god knows why for two weeks. Then when it was within arms reach UPS sent it back because it was damaged. Deere ordered another gasket and it came today. The two center stud holes in the middle row of studs don't line up with the studs on this gasket. The two center studs are a bit higher than the outer two studs. The row if holes in the head gasket goes straight across instead of the two center holes being raised a bit. The center holes are just about touching the fire ring on t his gasket. After I made the discovery of the maligned holes I came straight to the house and ordered a head set from YT like I should have in the first place. I am getting extra gaskets I don't need for this project but they will come in handy some day.
I'm not all that familiar with B's, but does the unstyled B or the late B use a head gasket with center holes that go straight across in a straight line or was this gasket punched wrong? It does not look like a high quality gasket to begin with.
I'm not all that familiar with B's, but does the unstyled B or the late B use a head gasket with center holes that go straight across in a straight line or was this gasket punched wrong? It does not look like a high quality gasket to begin with.
