A head gasket forms a seal between the engine block and the cylinder head. The cylinder head is your part of the cylinder, when bolted in position and an enclosed combustion chamber is formed by it. The head gasket ensures cylinder compression and prevents lubricants.
Find the Head Assembly
Cooling fins which encircle the head structure may identify A Briggs & Stratton overhead valve engine head. These fins might be partially blocked from view by a metal cap stamped with”OHV.” Trace the spark plug wire to the spark plugwhich threads into a port milled to the cylinder head. The head gasket is mounted just.