Thread: New 350sbc do i have a blow head gasket? Or something worse..

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What would I do?
I'd pull both heads, strip 'em and have 'em magnafluxed for cracks. Then I'd put 'em in a mill and cut 'em flat, cause you just know they're all humped up and not flat anymore from the heat. I'd check how far down in the cylinder the piston crown is with the piston at top dead center and determine the gasket thickness I could run to make the best squish. Then I'd find all stock pieces and put a belt-driven fan back on the motor.

"I'm unsure if I want a mechanical fan because they make your motor work harder."

OK, here's what you don't understand. It takes a certain amount of work to turn a fan, whether it be mechanical work or electrical work. If it's mechanical work, yes, the crank has to turn harder to do the work. But in an electrical work system like electric fans, the crank also has to turn harder to turn the ALTERNATOR, which is supplying the electricity to do the work. So there's the same amount of work for the crank to do, whether you're cooling the motor mechanically or electrically. There is no free lunch.

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