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Date:         Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:04:29 EDT
Reply-To:     Kenevehart33@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Hunter <Kenevehart33@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Diesel head question
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I brought 2 of my 1.6TD heads to a trusted FLAPS to have them checked out.
One of the heads had small cracks on three of the steel preheat chambers but
had a flat sorface and no cracks between valves. The machinist called me back
and said the head was no good because of the cracked preheat chambers and
would leak coolant. I was dubious but brought him another head to check out.
He called again this morning saying this head had a cracked valve seat and
was also no good. Coincidently they have a rebuilt head in stock they would
like to sell me.
Am I justified in being suspicious?


ken Hunter
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