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Date:         Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:43:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Please help with head leaking question
Comments: To: jjmojo@BLAZENET.NET
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Jesse,
    That sure stinks. I assume new gaskets were used. Can you tell what side
of the gasket it is leaking from? Head side or block side? I can not see how
re-tourqing is going to do any good unless it is leaking at the internal,
cylinder seal. I am assuming it is the outer, black rubber gasket you are
talking about.
    I have heard some people are starting to apply the RTV sealant to BOTH
sides of the gasket. The last engine I worked on had a badly pitted sealing
surface on the engine block. It took a lot of work to build it back up.
Ken Lewis
86 Transporter Crew Cab
60 356 T-5 Porsche
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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