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Re: Crying Engine Redeaux

To: Doug Mitchell <doug@dsg128.nad.ford.com>
Subject: Re: Crying Engine Redeaux
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Tue, 9 May 1995 10:17:28 -0900 (PDT)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net

On Tue, 9 May 1995, Doug Mitchell wrote:

> The Spit 1300 has two different head gaskets listed for it. One
> has a "lip" around the cylinder, the other doesn't. Since I was
> unable to pull the head last night due to prior commitments, I
> was wondering if anyone knew where the change came? The serial
> number on my engine is FK483HE, and it came out of a Mark IV
> built in October 1970.
> 
> Ideas? Suggestions? (other than to dump the car/engine)

Doug, either tow that wreck out here to eastern New York and...oh sorry, 
you said OTHER than to dump....

OK, I think you want the gasket WITHOUT the lip around the cylinders. 
The "lipped" gasket is for the 1972 low compression engine (with the UE 
suffix).

Andy Mace

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