1985 dodge w350 v8 5.9 pick-up truck

[papaboudje]

dear fellow dodge owners

As i was changing the head gaskets of my 360 v8 engine i noticed that some of the cooling ducts in the head are cut off because there is no hole in the gasket.
First it thought that the person who had this car before me screwed up and used the wrong gasket but as it seems the new gaskets i bought also have no holes where the coolant ducts are.
Does anyone know why this is? :huh:

kind regards

boudewijn

[B-300]

Some of the holes are cut-off at the front end of the gasket so coolant will circulate to the rear of the engine. Many of the holes in the block don't connect to holes in he head, mostly on the lower edge.
Just make sure to put the gaskets on correctly.. They should have the words front or rear on them.

[papaboudje]

dear B-300

thx for the fast reply

This is very helpfull
Any more tips on changing head gaskets?

Or any tips on where to order cheap engine parts for my dodge w350

I tried to order with a few part sellers but most of them are not shipping to the netherlands or europe in general.

any ideas?

kind regards

papa-boudje