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Re: head mystery solved... kinda.

To: "Spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: head mystery solved... kinda.
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 01:07:17 -0700charset="Windows-1252"
References: <00a701bfe4a1$c940d4c0$0200a8c0@homr>
a picture is a thousand words... here is the head gasket that failed:

http://www.supertechsport.com/spridget/pics/tob_head_gasket.jpg

notice the crater, or bubble circled in red.

thanks

Toby


> Well I got the head off the engine again. Found that my dad's observation
of
> a blocked off hole on the head by the gasket to be correct. The head
gasket
> "bubbled" thus pulling the gasket away from the crucial seal on #2 and #3.
> What I don't get is that there is no matching hole on the block side. The
> hole in question is inbetween #2 and #3. Do I have a mis-matched head or
> block? I don't get it. Is it supposed to be like this? Did the machine
shop
> boy have fun with the drill press on my head?? I will take some digital
pics
> once I have access to my digital camera. Anybody elses head doesnt match
> their block?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Toby
>
> 69 AH Sprite
> 71 Fj40 Cruiser.
>
>
>


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