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I replaced the iron head in my car about 10 years/50K miles ago with a DW
AL version. I bought a second DW steel head gasket and put it on the
shelf--there it sits....
Best--Michael Oritt
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I replaced the iron head in my car about 10 years/50K miles ago with a DW
> AL version. I bought a second DW steel head gasket and put it on the
> shelf--there it sits....
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote=
:
>
>> "Can anybody explain to me why we need Athena Ultra head gaskets at $
>> 430 to $550 a piece ??????"
>>
>> We don't. The garden variety gaskets from Payen--alone or in a
>> conversion set--do just fine in a stock 6-cyl car. A $500 head gasket
>> sounds like a 'vanity piece' to me; spend (less) money on machining to g=
et
>> the surfaces flat. With 4-cyl cars it's a different story, as coolant
>> leaks between #2&3 cyls is common and an 'exotic' head gasket MAY help w=
ith
>> that.
>>
>> As for the other bits, I haven't heard of any problems with 'stock' stuf=
f
>> from the usual suspects. Buy from Moss on sale, or you might be able to
>> get a break from a Moss distributor--like BCS or LBCCarCo.--or buy from =
VB
>> or any other supplier (AHSpares or A4H in the UK, Holden in Europe, etc.=
).
>> I've put 100K miles on my BJ8 with these parts--got them from Sports &
>> Classics many years ago--and I wouldn't be surprised if you'd get the ex=
act
>> same parts and brands from any AH parts seller.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>> I would like to know as well=E2=80=A6just looked at these on the MOSS we=
bsite,
>> almost fell over when I seen the price =E2=80=A6..thinking about rebuild=
ing the
>> head on my 66 BJ8=E2=80=A6..maybe not=E2=98=B9
>>
>> Anybody know where to buy Quality valves,guides,gasket,etc. to rebuild m=
y
>> BJ8 head=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.at a reasonable price?
>>
>>
>>
>> Mitch
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for
>> Windows 10
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *carroll phillips <bjcap@optonline.net>
>> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 26, 2016 6:13 PM
>> *To: *healeys@autox.team.net
>> *Subject: *[Healeys] Athena head gaskets
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anybody explain to me why we need Athena Ultra head gaskets at $ 430
>> to $550 a piece ??????
>>
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">I replaced the iron head =
in my car about 10 years/50K miles ago with a DW AL version. I bought a sec=
ond DW steel head gasket and put it on the shelf--there it sits....</div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Michael Oritt <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"; target=3D"_b=
lank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#33=
33ff">I replaced the iron head in my car about 10 years/50K miles ago with =
a DW AL version. I bought a second DW steel head gasket and put it on the s=
helf--there it sits....</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3=
333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best-=
-Michael Oritt=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"h5">On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Bo=
b Spidell <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><div style=3D"font=
-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><span><div>"<span style=3D=
"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Can anybody =
explain to me why we need Athena Ultra head gaskets at $ 430 to $550 a piec=
e ??????</span>"<br></div><div><br></div></span><div>We don't.=C2=
=A0 The garden variety gaskets from Payen--alone or in a conversion set--do=
just fine in a stock 6-cyl car.=C2=A0 A $500 head gasket sounds like a =
9;vanity piece' to me; spend (less) money on machining to get the surfa=
ces flat.=C2=A0 With 4-cyl cars it's a different story, as coolant leak=
s between #2&3 cyls is common and an 'exotic' head gasket MAY h=
elp with that.<br></div><div><br></div><div>As for the other bits, I haven&=
#39;t heard of any problems with 'stock' stuff from the usual suspe=
cts.=C2=A0 Buy from Moss on sale, or you might be able to get a break from =
a Moss distributor--like BCS or LBCCarCo.--or buy from VB or any other supp=
lier (AHSpares or A4H in the UK, Holden in Europe, etc.).=C2=A0 I've pu=
t 100K miles on my BJ8 with these parts--got them from Sports & Classic=
s many years ago--and I wouldn't be surprised if you'd get the exac=
t same parts and brands from any AH parts seller.=C2=A0 <br></div><div><br>=
</div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div><hr><div style=3D"color:#000;font-we=
ight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Ar=
ial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div><br></div><div class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I would like to know as well=E2=80=A6just look=
ed at these on the MOSS website, almost fell over when I seen the price =E2=
=80=A6..thinking about rebuilding the head on my 66 BJ8=E2=80=A6..maybe not=
<span style=3D"font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">=E2=98=B9=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anybody know where to buy Quality valves,=
guides,gasket,etc. to rebuild my BJ8 head=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
=A6.at a reasonable price?</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal">Mitch</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>Sent from <a href=3D"http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986"; targ=
et=3D"_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0<=
/span></p><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:=
3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0in"=
><br><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:bjcap@optonline.net"; target=3D"_blank">=
carroll phillips</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, January 26, 2016 6:13 PM<br><=
b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">heale=
ys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] Athena head gaskets</p><=
/div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&qu=
ot;Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0</span></p></span><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"=
,serif">Can anybody explain to me why we need Athena Ultra head gaskets at =
$ 430 to $550 a piece ??????</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-fam=
ily:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><br></div><div><br></div>=
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