You can change the figure eight gaskets. You probably have two different
thicknesses installed in the car. I've found wide variations in the
thickness of them between sets and manufacturers.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of SpiwakD@aol.com
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:33 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: cylinder liner height problem
I was unable to get a good seal with a steel gasket and upon removing the
head, found that all the liners are 1-2 thousandths high on one side of the
car
and 4-6 thousandths on the other. Heights were measured with the liners
torqued
down with a steel plate.
This is an older engine which I have run for years with no problems. I can
get a good seal with a stock head gasket, but part of the gasket protrudes
into
the combustion chamber. I am thinking of trying one of the solid gaskets
from
Gasket Works, unless someone can tell me how to level the liners.
Dave
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