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Subject:Head gasket repair suggestion
From:mark keller
Date:Sat, 6 Dec 1997 19:48:20 -0400

I also remember Fel-Pro I think offering aluminum spacer to allow one to
repair a badly fissured aluminum head, by welding up the fissure, then
machining the head .040 or so, put the .040 back in with a "Spacer
arrangment. I don't the details of the complete fix ie how the spacer was
sealed to the machined surface, but at the cost of this other "fixes" I
think this is really worth talking about..

It struck me as maybe a possible repair to our wasserbox heads. machine
down the head surface, use the spacer kit to bring the head back to OEM
Specifications, the put the OEM head gasket on.

Respectfully,
Mark Keller
91" Carat WE
"Lazarus"

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