Despite the intake-valve angle change, the head is a 100-percent bolt-on for most small-block Chevy engines ... an open exhaust, 18-inch exhaust collectors and Fel-Pro header gaskets.

Despite what old cartoons would have you believe ... engine's combustion chambers one of two ways — through a blown head gasket or a crack in the engine (either in the block or the cylinder ...

Got white smoke pouring from your exhaust, but you're still in denial about having a blown head gasket before checking ... such as the Chevy LS shown above, the high point of the cooling system ...

The old 23-degree ... on using standard head gaskets and head bolts or studs. The 235 is available with 70 cc (PN 1130) or 80 cc (PN 1132) chambers. A special 70cc, spread-exhaust-port version ...

This step involved matching the head gasket with the bolt and dowel ... Before we went to work on the chambers, McKenzie gave us an old intake and exhaust valve to protect the seats.

noted that white smoke could suggest that the engine's head gasket has blown due to a leak in the coolant system. He advised: "If you notice white smoke coming from your car's exhaust, it's best ...