Logically this is very sound advice but I have "disturbed" dozens of these lower, black "O" rings without a problem. Of course, I have probaly now jinxed myself... Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab, 60 356 T-5 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 05:30:14 EST George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> writes: > In a message dated 2/6/03 10:39:23 PM, DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM writes: > > << Also, try not to pull the cylinder liners out past the > > piston rings. >> > > I've see this prohibition stated again and again on this list. I > take it to > mean that these head seals are to be replaced without renewing the > O-ring at > the base of the cylinder sleeve. How foolish. We all know that > anytime an > O-ring is disturbed, it should be replaced........ ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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