it finally let go "head gasket"

[lopez dodge]

was leaving work yesterday and noticed a wet spot of coolant under truck, turns out im pressurizing my radiator and foaming it . backed off my timing and boost level. going to order gasket and new bolts this week. what is the benifet of going to a .10 over gasket if any?

[BC847]

It's my understanding that going over .010" and .020" over drops the overall compression ratio enough such as to help keep peak combustion pressures under control in the case of a higher HP engine. Obviously, the drop in compression ratio isn't a lot.

Further, dropping the compression ratio in general, cuts into the overall efficiency of the engine as well as the low-end torque.

- Don't quote me on this though.

[lopez dodge]

Found web site (agkits.com ) has resonably priced gaskets as well as head bolts.
has any one ever dealt with them or their products ?

As far as going over on gaskets, unless i find that my head needs work im going stock thickness.

[lopez dodge]

went ahead and ordered the gasket and head bolts. $133. shipped have to wait and see what the gasket looks like