Gaskets

Strato-Six · Veteran Member

Gaskets

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

My local Car Quest handles FEL-PRO gaskets

Fel-Pro has 261 head gaskets.

and exhaust gaskets.

and valve cover gaskets.

and complete sets Let me know where your Car Quest store is and I can call them for you ...

-- Edited by 427carl on Tuesday 5th of April 2016 05:32:47 PM

pontiax · Poncho Master!

McCord 6493 if its the same as chevy 261. If you have the part number it help,sometimes counter staff wont go to paper catologues.

beaumontguru · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Try asking the idiots at the parts counter for a 235 set instead. would be the same, and is chevrolet, so they might actually know what a chevy is rather than a canadian pontiac.

57 Pathfinder · Guru

No don't do that!! the 261 head gasket is different, it has steam holes.

I ordered my full engine set from Rock Auto. it was Fel-Pro and half the cost to my door, in cdn $$ than if I had ordered it here in Edmonton from any of the local parts stores. I wanted to use local...but I wasn't about to tolerate paying double to do it.

rockauto.com

long stroke · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

beaumontguru wrote:
Try asking the idiots at the parts counter for a 235 set instead. would be the same, and is chevrolet, so they might actually know what a chevy is rather than a canadian pontiac.

Rene (57 Pathfinder), is 100% right. The 261 head gasket is different from the 235 head gasket, everything else is exactly the same between the two engines. You can use the 235 head gasket because it will fit but it will OVER HEAT, the 261 needs the steam holes to transfer the heat from the head into the block. Some guys will say that it makes no difference that the 235 gasket will work but it is a ton of needless work if it does not work for you. Why take the chance. Cheers. George

beaumontguru · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Ya, just look everything up on rockauto first, write down all the part #s, then go back to the store. That seems to be the only way to get parts locally these days

good to know about the 261 head difference for sure.

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

beaumontguru wrote:
Ya, just look everything up on rockauto first, write down all the part #s, then go back to the store. That seems to be the only way to get parts locally these days
good to know about the 261 head difference for sure.

Do that for everything you buy, Rockauto has great pics and part numbers for most things.

Since the 261 is a truck motor, why not ask for parts for it? Just figure out which truck its in (I don't know my 261's but I think they were in Chevy trucks from 55-say 62?) and have the genius' look up that part. Most places don't have a Canadian Pontiac in their system.

Don