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Subject:Re: '81 2.0L F.I. gaskets??
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Thu, 20 Aug 1998 23:39:58 -0400

The metal gaskets are not used with the riser block gaskets.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@HARMON.BML.USOUTHAL.EDU>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 6:25 PM
Subject: '81 2.0L F.I. gaskets??

>Just putting new heads on this T-4 and in the gasket kit are the two
>riser blocks which go on, of course. There are also four metal/composite
>gaskets which look like they only could go on these intake ports as
>well. The engine had a Weber carb on it, but I'm putting FI back on it.
>    The Haynes manual doesn't show anything but the composite riser
>blocks, and makes no mention of these metal gaskets. I've got a Bentley,
>but only for the earlier T-4 engines (up to '79), and most stuff in this
>area is exactly the same, but in there too I see no picture of these
>gaskets, nor mention of them.
>    So ---- ???? Do they go on top of the blocks? Or not at all? Or
>---???
>
>
>--
>Harmon Seaver hseaver@harmon.bml.usouthal.edu
>http://harmon.bml.usouthal.edu
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