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Re: alumminum cyl heads

To: Teacher122@aol.com
Subject: Re: alumminum cyl heads
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 10:30:36 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 3 Oct 1997 Teacher122@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-10-03 14:21:34 EDT, saschris@flash.net writes:
> 
> <<   Seems like I recall some problems with
>  aluminum heads on cast iron blocks, but I may be mistaken there.  As i
>  prepare to have my head rebuilt this off season, inquiring minds want to
> know.
>  
>  Regards,
>  
>  Chris >>
> Since aluminum and cast iron expand at different rates, sealing them becomes
> even  more of a problem.  I've seen enough leaking head gasket threads
> already to know that I'm not interested.
> Tom Green
> 1979 MGB

Hmmm, if I look out into the street in front of my house, 90% of the cars
out there have steel blocks and aluminium heads.  I don't see my neighbors
changing head gaskets much though...
Of course, those engines were designed to have an AL head, MGs were not.

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
                                                           '67 Sprite


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