1970 LS6 El Camino on BaT

[dannystarr]

I am wondering why there is a ridge/rise in the pad area near the head. Is this some known casting normality? Or is it because it was cut down and they didn't get it set correctly?
Danny

[dannystarr]

Smaller clearer shot... D

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by dannystarr

I am wondering why there is a ridge/rise in the pad area near the head. Is this some known casting normality? Or is it because it was cut down and they didn't get it set correctly?
Danny

----The broach marks look OK though. If so, I think your assumption of a step is really farfetched, though not, I guess, impossible. Is it possible that that the edge we see is the edge of the head gasket???....Bill S

[BLACKLS5]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----The broach marks look OK though. If so, I think your assumption of a step is really farfetched, though not, I guess, impossible. Is it possible that that the edge we see is the edge of the head gasket???....Bill S

That stamp is all wrong for a KC car.

[luzl78]

Originally Posted by dannystarr

I am wondering why there is a ridge/rise in the pad area near the head. Is this some known casting normality? Or is it because it was cut down and they didn't get it set correctly?
Danny

Doesn’t it look like some shadow numbers,especially number 6 above the stamped vin?

[dannystarr]

It was just another visual option. To me, it is too far out on the pad to be a gasket. I've never seen any gasket like that. Just looked like a little ridge. I could be wrong. I wish we could see a known stamp with some numbers blurred out....Danny

[BLACKLS5]

Originally Posted by dannystarr

It was just another visual option. To me, it is too far out on the pad to be a gasket. I've never seen any gasket like that. Just looked like a little ridge. I could be wrong. I wish we could see a known stamp with some numbers blurred out....Danny

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