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putting 262 head back on 308
  • hoggyrubberhoggyrubber
    Posts: 478Gold Member
    the 308 i have had a 262 head on it when i got it. will be installing a new gasket so i don't know if i should o back with the 262 head or try to buy a 308. i hate the thoughts of it sitting around without a "cap" but i have heard cons about using that smaller cumbustion chamber on a 308 with todays gas. should i throw it on or wait and hunt?
  • Marconi
    Posts: 549Platinum Member
    Should be O.K. unless someone has had it milled too far. Hudson heads were originally 2" thick, measure at one of the lugs on the left side but if there's a lot of paint scrape it off as best you can. A head with as much as .060" taken off should be O.K.
  • walts garage-53
    Posts: 1,470Platinum Member
    A 262 head, stock is 2 inches, measure at the four corners and the 2 middle head bolts. If it measures at 1.970, that's 30 under, you can use this head. If cut more than that, you will have to retard the timing to use 87 octane, or use 89 or 91. Walt
  • hoggyrubberhoggyrubber
    Posts: 478Gold Member
    wow, i hadn't even thought about the head being milled. i measured it today and it's had .040 milled off. i'll check on getting a 308 head if i can't find one i'll slap on this one and get premium. thanks for replys.
  • 56starfire56starfire
    Posts: 25Hitchhiker
    There is a 308 head for sale currently on Baton Rouge Craigslist for $50.00 right now
  • walts garage-53
    Posts: 1,470Platinum Member
    Find out what size the head is before you buy. Again, stock is 2 inches and 308 heads can be milled 0.060", factory tech tip, if more, keep an eye on #3 and 4 cylinders at the headgasket on the left side, driver. This is where they blow. Walt.
  • hoggyrubberhoggyrubber
    Posts: 478Gold Member
    well that may explain this! this is the old head gasket.
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  • Hudson308Hudson308
    Posts: 1,405Platinum Member
    hoggyrubber wrote:
    wow, i hadn't even thought about the head being milled. i measured it today and it's had .040 milled off. i'll check on getting a 308 head if i can't find one i'll slap on this one and get premium. thanks for replys.

    Be sure to use a 308 head gasket with this combo, rather than one for a 262.
    Workin Stiff
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