Hi Hal,
> No response to my earlier post about using a blanking sleeve in lieu of a
> thermostat, so I guess I'll just drop in the 165 degree thermostat I have.
I use a blanking sleeve in the summer and do not bother to cap off the
bypass hose, I just leave it in place. It works fine in the Davis summer
heat.
>
> Upon closer inspection, the gasket was about to go between #3&4 cyls also.
> Either it got much hotter than I thought, or? Should have re-torqued the
> head again after about 500 miles. What is the collective wisdom with
> respect to copper head gaskets?
I only use the copper sandwich headgaskets and have had no trouble.(and
thats with a turbocharged motor with 10lbs of boost).
Regards,
Glen Byrns
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