Posted by: MONZTER
The first two pictures show the inlet points in the gasket surface. You will notice that there are holes in the head that are blocked off by the HKS steel gasket. These could flow water if the gasket was opened up. In the second picture you will see holes in the head gasket that do not have holes going into the head. This makes me wonder if this was for a reason, or just a manufacturing convenience, so that 1 head gasket design would fit many application of the different years. I wonder if an improvement could be had by opening the gasket up to the holes in the head, and the head up to the gasket. Hmmm.
Now here is my question:
I am about to install a new steel head gasket (replacing an old steel head gasket) and I realized, as shown in the first picture above, that (2) coolant passages are blocked by the gasket.
Did you found out what the reason is, if any?
Does the stock Nissan gasket block the same passages?
Anyone?
Thanks,
zxtman