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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1998 07:03:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: cylinder heads
Comments: To: Anthony Whitlock <whitlock@CARDINA.NET>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <35344019.453BE1A5@cardina.net>
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On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Anthony Whitlock wrote:


> i just took the heads off my 81 westy.  after i got them off, i noticed
> there wasn't a gasket between the cylinderhead, and the cylinder
> it'self.  is it supossed to be like that? for some reason, i don't think
> it should be.


About 10 years ago I bought new heads for my '81.  I realize now they
were probably AMC heads (from Spain?).  In any case, they came with no
gasket for the space between cylinders and head, and explicit directions
that no such gasket was necessary.


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Tom Young              young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA 94549    '81 Vanagon
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