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Re: Copper Head Gaskets

To: alpines <alpines@Autox.Team.Net>,
Subject: Re: Copper Head Gaskets
From: "Spontelli, Ramon" <rs11@ElSegundoCA.NCR.COM>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 97 13:58:00 PST
>  For my money, I'd bore the engine out enough to
>  steel-sleeve (like I did on many Vega, VW, and
>  Corvair engines) it back to it's stock diameter.
>  Sleeving and boring-to-stock is not much more
>  $$ than boring alone. Then, use a good set
>  of Chrome-Moly rings, break it in properly,
>  and your engine should last 100K-plus miles.

Yes but . . . the intention here, I do believe, is to substantailly
up the displacement ante.  And, besides, I don't believe you
can get chrome-moly rings for the Alpine bore size.

Ramon
rs11@ElSegundoCA.ncr.com

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