Date:         Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:45:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is this question just too stupid?
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Mike,

the nearest little green O-rings are a 600 mile (rt) drive away, a
week to wait for ordering/shipping and crossing an int'l border twice.
If I use the green O-rings to seal the other head I can have this
vehicle together tonight. Maybe I'll just do it and call it an
experiment. I hate driving to the states.

I'll go ahead and order two head gasket sets and they'll be handy when
and if this breaks. Pick them up next time I cross the border for
something else.

Jim C.
"Experience is what you get right after you need it."


On Aug 30, 2008, at 3:15 PM, Mike Collum wrote:

> Jim,
>
> I honestly don't know of anyone who ever tried running with the
> black O-rings at the top where the green ones go.
>
> If it were me, I'd just say RATS and redo it.
>
> My saying is, "Experience is what you get when you were expecting
> something else".
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> Jim Cochran wrote:
>> Or is my mail not getting through? I'll try again.
>> OK My first time doing this- it appears I put the wrong O-rings on
>> the
>> left hand side head. I put the black O-rings at the top of the
>> cylinder, not the green ones. Do I redo this installation because the
>> O-rings won't handle the heat? Or, will the black rings work and I
>> can
>> move on to the next thing?
>> Jim C.