Inliners International Forums General Discussion Bench racing ROL brand gaskets question.

Has anybody used ROL brand gaskets ?
I have always used Fel-Pro and Victor
gaskets,but I came across a good deal on a bunch of ROL gaskets.like just about everything else I own,I like to have plenty of spares.Thanks in advance,
EvilDr235


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I used a set of ROL intake gaskets on a V6 Chevy project and didn't really care for them. The raised port embossing was so thick that when the manifold was placed back down the bolt holes were dramatically misaligned to the point the bolts could not be installed back into the heads.
Since I was reinstalling the same intake that came off you can imagine my frustration. The solution was to place each gasket between 2 flat steel plates and squeeze down the embossed port seals so the manifold would sit correctly over the head holes.

I may have got a bad set of gaskets or whatever but I am kind of stubborn and once I find something I don't like I won't use it again. In all fairness though once the manifold was finally back on I didn't have any problems as far as leakage or coolant seepage.

I only work with inline engines,so that would be any kind of a problem with me.The reason i posted this question was i can buy ROL head gaskets at about half the cost of other brands.I like to have a good supply of spare parts put away just in case.I see alot of the early Chevy six parts are getting harder to find and very expensive to buy.25 years ago i bought a few NOS sets of Chevy 235 rocker arms.I payed $8.00 a set and several people i know told me i was stupid for wasting my money on that old junk.
EvilDr235