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Subject:Nervous about heads
From:Lionel Tun
Date:Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:35:03 -0000

I keep hearing about the 'heads' going on water-cooled 1.9 and 2.1 engines.
Is it inevitable?

My 84 GL has done 183,000 miles but a recon engine was put in 75,000 miles
ago in 1991 (probably due to the head thing:-).
Does this head thing re-occur regularly or is a once only fix?

Is there any preventative maintenance to stop one getting nervous and
always looking at the temp gauge?

Lionel Tun
lionel@ark.prestel.co.uk