If you don't, you can get the head gasket blowing..... (LOL)
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From: <corvallis@peoplepc.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Head Gasket
> Is that still being done? ...bill in corvallis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Hal Faulkner
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 7:49 PM
> To: Kitterer Bob
> Cc: Spridgets
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Head Gasket
>
> Was the head re-torqued after a couple of heat cycles?
> Hal
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> On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Kitterer Bob <bkitterer@me.com> wrote:
>
>> Also on my rounds today was a stop to lend a hand with a young fellows
>> 66'
>> Sprite. It was thought that he had a carb problem but by the time I
> arrived
>> it had been determined that he currently had a 2 cylinder engine. So off
>> came the head to discover that the head gasket was blown out between
> numbers
>> 1 and 2 cylinders. Now comes the real question, the engine was recently
>> rebuilt and only has a 150 mile, what would cause a blow out of almost on
>> inch of head gasket? I know it has been discussed in recent times about
>> what is the best head gasket but my being mobile sort of limits what and
> how
>> much data I can keep or access. It would be nice if I could make a good
>> suggestion before they just order one from the usual source.
>>
>> Bob Kitterer and Dolores
>>
>> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
>> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage
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