Thanks for writing. Can I reuse the short attaching hose on the intake runner if I use a hose clamp? Head gasket problem is the reason. I am going to totally remove the head gasket and replace it with RTV high tempature gasket material. After this I will reinforce the new "gasket with JB stick welds alllll the way around. I did this before with just JB stick weld, and it held for over 2 years and 34K. It failed because I didnt clean the metal good enough. I mean why remove the worthless head form a engine with 187K ? Quick!! buy JB Weld stock as the price is about to rise. |
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