Installing the head gasket kit from Atlantic British. Came with no paperwork or instructions. Can anyone tell me what these things are for and where they go? I assume the last set of orings are for the fuel injectors. But I can't figure out what these blue guys are.

 

Valve stem seals.

 

Well shoot, probably should of left those at the machine shop

 

Machine shop won't overlook that, SOP to replace - they might prefer to use their own seals - they will have a lot of experience on what are good seals so they might not have used those any way

 

What brand head gasket comes in the Atlantic British kit? I have read that Erling or Victor Reinz are the way to go. And to use a steel valley pan gasket and not the composite one. Are you using new stretch to yield bolts or stepping up to the ARP studs?

 

Elring gasket, and I got the ARP head studs

 

I will be going down this same path and I too will opt for the ARP studs. I am not necessarily convinced one has better clamping force than the other, but I like the idea of a stud in an aluminum head, especially if this is the 2nd or 3rd time the head has been off.

 

I’ve done my P38 and D2 and used new stretch bolts on both. The opinions on ARP or bolts seems to be divided so I went with the cheaper option. The one plus of the studs is you don’t need a 3’ bar.