Bob,
Do you recommend using a sealant when fitting an XPAG head?
Greg Hoeft
>From: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>
>To: "KRISLYN COMPANY" <KRISLYNCO.LLC@roadrunner.com>,
><mg-t@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Mg-t] td head
>Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:27:32 -0400
>
>Rocky,
>There should be no problem, but you MUST use an early banana shaped gasket
>to seal the water holes. Anytime you have a mis-matched block and head,
>either way, use a banana head gasket. The round hole head gasket does not
>seal off the water holes when you have banana and round hole combination of
>components.
>Regards, Bob Grunau
>
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>Of KRISLYN COMPANY
>Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:31 PM
>To: mg-t@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Mg-t] td head
>
>
>hello folks
>does anyone know of the compatability of a newer version head (has round
>water
>jacket holes) with mating it to an engine block of older vintage that has
>the
>bannana shaped water jacket holes. I have had nothing but problems trying
>to
>get a head gasket to seal the two different shapes and have broken a piston
>ring due to water leak/cylinder lock...what a nightmare!! Any thoughts are
>appreciated.
>
>thanks
>rock
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