Left Bank Smoking

[MHoyt1964]

Hi All,
Just wondering what is the availability of parts to have my heads rebuilt . I'm assuming this is now necessary since the left bank is beginning to smoke pretty bad.
Thanks
Mark Hoyt
Reading Penna.

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Kanter.com and ebay both have head gaskets. Pistons are hard to find now, but alot of other parts are availabe.

[MHoyt1964]

Thanks Fetch, does that include valve guide seals?? What is or where can i find out what these engines are supposed to have for cylinder compression?
Thanks
Mark Hoyt
Reading Penna.

[Schroer1962v3000Dump]

I also had a smoking problem mostly at idle I picked up a upper rebuild kit with head gaskets and valve guides around $45 from rock auto.com... But the valve guides are only rubber "O" Rings. If I was to redo again I would have matched the size and picked up 6 "O" Rings for a couple bucks.

Also has anyone attempted using newer style valve guides caps from a 350 or 454 heads ????? my smoking problem did stop for a few months but is slowing coming back :pullinghairout: Hope this helps you