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Head replacement for 1296 Spitfire engine

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Subject: Head replacement for 1296 Spitfire engine
From: JohnZissler@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:12:37 EST
Hi folks, here is a question to ponder over........I have two heads.......... 
those of you at the back can stop sniggering...thank you.........as I said I 
have two heads and the one that came off the block I am going to use has very 
bad exhaust seats so they will need replacing, is it wise to replace just the 
exhaust or the inlet too (they are not too bad). The other head I have has 
reasonable seats all round but the numbers differ slightly on the 
head...hence my question can i interchange the heads ? Below are the 
corresponding numbers

Head No1 (the original)                                      Head No2
515973    stamped on head                               515573 stamped on 
head
E98 in raised letters done at casting                  E70 ? or E79 ?
307871 Stanpart number                                   307871 The same 
Stanpart number

After writing all this I hope I have given enough info  
Happy Spitting ...............John

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