Cometic Ford 289/302/351 4.03in NONSVO .040 thick MLS Head Gasket

Comprised of multiple embossed layers of stainless steel with the outer layers utilizing a Viton rubber coating. Compressed operating thickness is 0.040". Cometic MLS (Multi-Layer Steel) Head Gaskets provide maximum sealing performance for todays high output engines and require no sealants. MLS gaskets are ideal for both aluminum heads to aluminum blocks and aluminum heads to cast iron blocks. They can withstand the shearing force created by the two materials. MLS gaskets have increased strength because they are comprised of multiple layers of stainless steel; which also creates the ability to rebound and resist corrosion. The outer layers are embossed and coated on both sides with Viton (a flour elastomer rubber based material that is heat resistant to 250 C/ 482 F). Viton is designed to meet the demands of a variety of harsh sealing environments, load conditions, and surface finishes. The center or shim layer is uncoated stainless steel, which can be varied to accommodate multiple thickness requirements.

This Part Fits:

Year	Make	Model	Submodel
1962-1968	AC	Shelby Cobra	Base
1975-1976	Bricklin	SV-1	Base
1970-1971	DeTomaso	Mangusta	Base
1971-1974	DeTomaso	Pantera	Base
1987-1989	DeTomaso	Pantera	GT5-S
1963	Ford	300	Base
1966-1972,1974	Ford	Bronco	Base
1975-1993	Ford	Bronco	Custom
1985-1996	Ford	Bronco	Eddie Bauer
1975,1978	Ford	Bronco	Northland
1975	Ford	Bronco	Ranger
1978-1981	Ford	Bronco	Ranger XLT
1968-1969	Ford	Bronco	Roadster
1975-1977	Ford	Bronco	Sport
1968-1973	Ford	Bronco	Wagon
1990-1996	Ford	Bronco	XL
1982-1983	Ford	Bronco	XLS
1984-1992,1994-1996	Ford	Bronco	XLT
1982-1983,1993	Ford	Bronco	XLT Lariat
1992	Ford	Bronco	XLT Nite
1995-1996	Ford	Bronco	XLT Sport
1963-1974	Ford	Country Sedan	Base
1963-1974,1987-1991	Ford	Country Squire	Base
1987-1991	Ford	Country Squire	LX
1964-1972	Ford	Custom	Base
1964-1977	Ford	Custom 500	Base
1969-1982	Ford	E-100 Econoline	Base
1975-1982	Ford	E-100 Econoline	Chateau
1969-1974	Ford	E-100 Econoline	Club Wagon
1975-1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-100 Econoline	Northland
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline	XL
1975-1982	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1975-1982	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1975-1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	Northland
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1975-1982,1984-1986,1992-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1975-1982	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Chateau
1975-1983,1987-1991	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Northland
1983-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1975-1982,1984-1986	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1975-1982,1992-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1975-1983,1987-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Northland
1983-1991	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1984-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1969-1974	Ford	E-200 Econoline	Base
1971-1972	Ford	E-200 Econoline	Chateau Wagon
1969-1974	Ford	E-200 Econoline	Club Wagon
1970-1974	Ford	E-200 Econoline	Custom Wagon
1975-1982,1984-1986,1992-1996	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1975-1982	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Chateau
1975-1983,1987-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Northland
1983-1996	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1975-1982,1984-1986	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1975-1982	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1975-1983,1987-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Northland
1983-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1984-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1969-1974	Ford	E-300 Econoline	Base
1970-1974	Ford	E-300 Econoline	Chateau Wagon
1969-1974	Ford	E-300 Econoline	Club Wagon
1971-1972	Ford	E-300 Econoline	Custom Wagon
1975-1982,1984-1986,1992-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Base
1975-1982	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Chateau
1975-1983,1987-1991	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Northland
1983-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline	XL
1977-1982,1984-1986	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1977-1982,1992-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1992-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau HD
1977-1983,1987-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1992-1993	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom HD
1977-1978	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Northland
1983-1991	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1994-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	XL HD
1984-1989,1991-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1992-1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT HD
1975-1976	Ford	Elite	Base
1996-2000	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
1996-2000	Ford	Explorer	Limited
1999	Ford	Explorer	XLS
1996-2000	Ford	Explorer	XLT
1969-1974,1976-1978,1983	Ford	F-100	Base
1975-1982	Ford	F-100	Custom
1975-1978	Ford	F-100	Northland
1975-1981	Ford	F-100	Ranger
1978-1981	Ford	F-100	Ranger Lariat
1975-1981	Ford	F-100	Ranger XLT
1982-1983	Ford	F-100	XL
1982-1983	Ford	F-100	XLS
1977	Ford	F-100	XLT
1982-1983	Ford	F-100	XLT Lariat
1976-1978,1983-1986	Ford	F-150	Base
1975-1982,1987-1992	Ford	F-150	Custom
1995-1996	Ford	F-150	Eddie Bauer
1993-1995	Ford	F-150	Lightning
1975-1978	Ford	F-150	Northland
1975-1981	Ford	F-150	Ranger
1978-1981	Ford	F-150	Ranger Lariat
1975-1981	Ford	F-150	Ranger XLT
1995-1996	Ford	F-150	Special
1982-1996	Ford	F-150	XL
1982-1983	Ford	F-150	XLS
1977,1983-1984,1993-1996	Ford	F-150	XLT
1982,1985-1992	Ford	F-150	XLT Lariat
1969-1974,1977-1978,1983-1986	Ford	F-250	Base
1977-1982,1987-1992	Ford	F-250	Custom
1995-1996	Ford	F-250	Eddie Bauer
1977-1978	Ford	F-250	Northland
1977-1981	Ford	F-250	Ranger
1978-1981	Ford	F-250	Ranger Lariat
1977-1981	Ford	F-250	Ranger XLT
1995-1996	Ford	F-250	Special
1982-1996	Ford	F-250	XL
1982-1983	Ford	F-250	XLS
1977,1983-1984,1993-1996	Ford	F-250	XLT
1982,1985-1992	Ford	F-250	XLT Lariat
1997	Ford	F-250 HD	XL
1997	Ford	F-250 HD	XLT
1972-1974,1976-1978,1983-1986,1997	Ford	F-350	Base
1975-1982,1987-1992	Ford	F-350	Custom
1995	Ford	F-350	Eddie Bauer
1975-1978	Ford	F-350	Northland
1975-1981	Ford	F-350	Ranger
1978-1981	Ford	F-350	Ranger Lariat
1975-1981	Ford	F-350	Ranger XLT
1995-1996	Ford	F-350	Special
1982-1997	Ford	F-350	XL
1982-1983	Ford	F-350	XLS
1977,1983-1984,1993-1997	Ford	F-350	XLT
1982,1985-1992	Ford	F-350	XLT Lariat
1963-1970	Ford	Fairlane	500
1966-1967	Ford	Fairlane	500XL
1963-1969	Ford	Fairlane	Base
1978-1979	Ford	Fairmont	Base
1978-1979	Ford	Fairmont	Futura
1964-1970	Ford	Falcon	Base
1964-1970	Ford	Falcon	Futura
1964-1965	Ford	Falcon	Futura Sprint
1964-1965	Ford	Falcon Sedan Delivery	Base
1963-1967	Ford	Galaxie	Base
1963-1974	Ford	Galaxie 500	Base
1963-1964	Ford	Galaxie 500	Sunliner
1963-1964	Ford	Galaxie 500	Victoria
1963-1970	Ford	Galaxie 500	XL
1972-1976	Ford	Gran Torino	Base
1973-1976	Ford	Gran Torino	Brougham
1974-1975	Ford	Gran Torino	Elite
1972-1975	Ford	Gran Torino	Sport
1972-1976	Ford	Gran Torino	Squire
1975-1980	Ford	Granada	Base
1978-1980	Ford	Granada	ESS
1975-1980	Ford	Granada	Ghia
1964-1965,1968	Ford	GT40	Base
1966-1969	Ford	GT40	MK III
1965-1982	Ford	LTD	Base
1970-1976	Ford	LTD	Brougham
1979-1986	Ford	LTD	Country Squire
1986	Ford	LTD	Country Squire LX
1980-1986	Ford	LTD	Crown Victoria
1986	Ford	LTD	Crown Victoria LX
1975-1979	Ford	LTD	Landau
1980-1982	Ford	LTD	S
1987-1991	Ford	LTD Crown Victoria	Base
1987-1991	Ford	LTD Crown Victoria	LX
1987-1991	Ford	LTD Crown Victoria	S
1977-1979	Ford	LTD II	Base
1977-1978	Ford	LTD II	Brougham
1979	Ford	LTD II	Landau
1977-1979	Ford	LTD II	S
1977	Ford	LTD II	Squire
1971-1977	Ford	Maverick	Base
1975-1977	Ford	Maverick	Grabber
1964-1973,1979	Ford	Mustang	Base
1971	Ford	Mustang	Boss 351
1979	Ford	Mustang	Ghia
1970-1973	Ford	Mustang	Grande
1983-1985	Ford	Mustang	GT
1984	Ford	Mustang	GT-350 20th Anniversary
1982,1984	Ford	Mustang	L
1984	Ford	Mustang	LX
1970-1973	Ford	Mustang	Mach 1
1965-1970	Ford	Mustang	Shelby GT-350
1966	Ford	Mustang	Shelby GT-350H
1995	Ford	Mustang	SVT Cobra R
1975-1978	Ford	Mustang II	Base
1975-1978	Ford	Mustang II	Ghia
1975-1978	Ford	Mustang II	Mach 1
1976	Ford	P-350	Custom
1976-1977	Ford	P-500	Custom
1963-1974	Ford	Ranch Wagon	Base
1970	Ford	Ranch Wagon	Police Cruiser
1967-1979	Ford	Ranchero	500
1967	Ford	Ranchero	500 XL
1965-1971	Ford	Ranchero	Base

APPEARANCE: In the glass exhibits a deep, ruby-red color with a slight garnet hue at the rim. Its clarity is impeccable, showcasing the wine's purity and refinement. The viscosity is moderate, forming elegant tears that slowly cascade down the glass.

NOSE: On the nose, this wine presents a captivating bouquet of layered aromas. Initially, delicate floral notes of violet and rose petal emerge, gracefully intertwining with nuances of ripe blackberries and dark cherries. Subtle hints of cedar, tobacco leaf, and graphite add depth and complexity, while a gentle waft of earthiness provides a sense of terroir.

PALATE: Upon the first sip, reveals its extraordinary finesse and balance. The velvety texture glides across the palate, caressing it with supple tannins and impeccable structure. Flavors of blackcurrants and plums take center stage, accompanied by a medley of red fruits, including raspberries and cranberries. The wine's exceptional fruit concentration is harmoniously complemented by hints of dark chocolate and a touch of spice, contributing to its overall richness and depth.

FINISH: The finish is remarkably long and persistent, leaving an indelible impression. As the wine slowly fades, the lingering echoes of black fruit, subtle oak, and a gentle mineral edge create a captivating symphony of flavors. The balance between fruit intensity and refined acidity is flawlessly maintained, ensuring a sense of elegance and sophistication from start to finish.

OVERALL: The wine is an outstanding representation of its esteemed appellation. It exemplifies the classic style with its refined structure, impressive complexity, and graceful aging potential. While already displaying remarkable depth and character, it will undoubtedly evolve and develop further with cellaring, rewarding those with patience and appreciation for exceptional wines.