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Tom Bond 01-26-2013 08:50:42 98.212.12.115 Report to Moderator	Ok, NAPA took the gasket set back, no questions. Now, to figure out where to get a correct one. Steiner shows one for my 861 #FDS433 but also shows it's for 1/2" bolts. Mine are 7/16". They also show one #FDS430 for an 861 but doesn't list any bolt size. Looks like that might be the one but not sure. It's a whole kit but at this point I'd buy it if it were correct and just hang onto the extra pieces. My block casting # is EAF 6015 J and Serial # is 11513. Model stamp almost looked like an 881 but after I looked hard and close, I'm convinced it's an 861. Looks like it's a 1957, not a 1958 like I thought. [Reply]   [No Email]
Will Gumbert 01-26-2013 09:13:51 74.110.73.6 Report to Moderator	Re: Just a Thought...861 Head Gasket in reply to Tom Bond, 01-26-2013 08:50:42   Well, that does appear to be a '57 172 block, according to John Smith's website info. Still, it might be nice to measure one of the bores to be sure. 134 is 3.44in and 172 is 3.90in. It might be possible to put a 134 head on a 172 engine but I don't know about that casting # shown on the head. - Will [Reply]  [No Email]
JMOR 01-26-2013 10:14:26 72.181.173.171 Report to Moderator	Re: Just a Thought...861 Head Gasket in reply to Will Gumbert, 01-26-2013 09:13:51   In archives: If it"s the Fel-Pro gasket it does block some water jackets in the block, but that hasn"t been a problem for me with cooling or the gasket working. See my earlier post for a link on different heads & 9 gaskets! [Reply]  [No Email]