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stretchy:


alrite felas
head gasket went yesterday so ive just took the head of and I can clearly see where the gasket has failed. some of you may know that im not working at the moment so mony is tight and I just want to be sure if my head defanatly needs a skim. how can i tell? also do any of you know a place I can get a skim done the same day in the birmingham area? I was also told that if my head has already had a skim then the gadge of gasket will difer. the only identification I can fined is a tab on the gasket that sits out the block with 3 holes in it, can anyone shed some light on this?

thanks guys
stretchy

doda456:
3 holes is the fatest one, available,  so your head may have already been skimmed, or what happenend is last time the head gasket went, someone just stuckstuck the fat on  to save measuring,


Dan

SteveGoodz:

--- Quote from: doda456 on August 16, 2009, 15:46:18 ---3 holes is the fatest one, available, 
--- End quote ---

Is that right? I thought the gasket with no holes was actually the thickest one ~ sounds illogical which s why it stuck in my memory. Haven't got access to my workshop manual at the moment so can't check  [-o<

IIRC, the thickness of the gasket is determined by how far above the block the pistons protrude. If I'm right then it doesn't matter whether the head has been skimmed or not, the pistons will still stick up by the same amount.

stretchy:
so are you saying if I do get it skimed tomoro I can still use a 3 holes gasket and it will be ok ??

thanks
stretch

SteveGoodz:
That's certainly my understanding, yes.

~~ Insert usual caveat about not accepting responsibility for completely forking up the above info ~~

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